deezler
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- Cub Cadet 7305, Kioti CK3510seh TLB
Article says it was Kubota 3830, which I had never heard of. Sold in mid 2000s, seems like a nice machine; strong loader.
Images like that do stay with you a long time. Some the reasons I wear my seat belt and watch my driving. Saw a 14 year old fall from about 20 feet. Helping his dad paint. He touched a power line with an extension on the roller. Died before he hit the ground.
Article says it was Kubota 3830, which I had never heard of. Sold in mid 2000s, seems like a nice machine; strong loader.
One of the most gut wrenching accidents I ever investigated was a padded drum soil compactor incident. Operator was standing up for some reason and hit a rock throwing him forward in front of the padded drum. Padded drum had pads made from cast steel welded to the steel cylinder drum and are used for compacting clay. Another operator who saw the accident ran over to the person. Unbelievably he was still alive and was heard to say, 滴elp me!? before expiring. I致e investigated a lot of fatal accidents but this was the worst. We always get sued over accidents - in this case family suing because of no seat switch but required for a machine that large.