kebo
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- 2001 John Deere 790 4x4, bar tires
Wow, there has been a rash of equipment related accidents here in SC lately. It's the 4th one I've read of or heard of that involved 3 different tractors, one backhoe, and three deaths (one was a lady killed when she hit an attachment on the back of a tractor in her car and ran off the road and hit a tree). Not much info on this latest incident to understand how it actually happened. No pictures at the link either.
SC Man Dies Plowing Field Near Lancaster | wltx.com
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) - A 72-year-old man from Gilbert has died after he was crushed by his tractor after he plowed a field in Lancaster County.
Coroner Mike Morris says James Staehr was alone Friday afternoon when he was crushed.
Morris says Staehr was trying to load the tractor on to a trailer when it slipped off and pinned him underneath.
The coroner says the tractor was still attached to the plow, and likely was too heavy in the back, causing it to fall over.
SC Man Dies Plowing Field Near Lancaster | wltx.com
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) - A 72-year-old man from Gilbert has died after he was crushed by his tractor after he plowed a field in Lancaster County.
Coroner Mike Morris says James Staehr was alone Friday afternoon when he was crushed.
Morris says Staehr was trying to load the tractor on to a trailer when it slipped off and pinned him underneath.
The coroner says the tractor was still attached to the plow, and likely was too heavy in the back, causing it to fall over.