Farmers most likely to die on job
WAl.LA WALLA. Wash (AP) - Bill Cline
remembers thinking he should sharply turn Ih*.
wh..«l of the . ornbine after its motor stalled, the
hydraulic controls failed and it Imgan to roll hac k
ward down a hill near Dayton.
"Something happened." said Cline. 28 "The
combine took off down the hill and I was on the
ground."
Cline suffered broken ribs and a dislocated
shoulder, hut Cline was lur.kv He lived to tell
about the accident.
The National Safety Count il concludes that
formers and other agricultural workers are more
likely lo die on the job than any other category of
American worker.
About 1.200 people died and 140.000 were
injured in farm-related accidents in the United
States last year, the council reported.
So far this year, six people hove died in farm
accidents in Washington state inc hiding Inn Moyle,
a Scottish teen-ager who died Aug. lti on a farm
northeast of Walla Walla.
The fatal accident is being investigated by the
Washington Department of L^tbor and Industries.
“Farming in itself is not a routine job." said Bill
Symons, a Washington State University agricul
tural engineer. "There's always a little bit of unex
plained things that happen.”
Farmers must try to stay attentive even though
they work long days on a combine or tractor that
can lead to fatigue and inattentiveness
Harvest is a particularly stressful time. Symons
said.
"Physically, all hell breaks loose with you"
when the slow pace of summer shifts into a higher
gear and crops must be brought in quickly, he said.
Harvest also puts added mental strains on farm
ers and farm employees. Symons said.
Tanning in itself is not a
routine job. There’s always a
little bit of unexplained things
that happen
Bill Symons.
Washington State engineer
'll has lo happen, and it has to happen now." ho
said "Wo re working with something that's per
ishable and don't realize that we're as perishable
ns it is."
Washington state farmers have good safety
records when compared to those elsewhere, in pari
because they tend to us*- Ix-tter equipment, he said
In addition, more are experienced, full-time farm
ers who don't hold second jobs
But accidents still happen
David Carey still doesn't know what caused a
combine w reck on his farm that killed 19-year-old
Terri Moeller, an experienced driver, in 1990
The combine was taken ajMirt after her death, but
Carey said no failed parts were found that i ould
have caused the accident.
“There was no reason." Carey said. "That gives
you a real empty feeling when von can't find an
answer."
Since that ac< idont, Carey has used combines
with larger wheelbases that are more stable on lull
sides.
Fatal accidents serve to make people more aware
of farm safety, at least temporarily, he said
"Everybody sits up and takes notice,” Carey
said. "But then people start slipping into compla
cency again "
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