Toddler drowns in post hole.

jmc · Apr 5, 2022

Missing child dies after being found in posthole in Indiana

The relative discovered the missing boy around noon Wednesday head down in a hole 39 inches (1 meter) deep that contained about 10 inches of water, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said.

indianapublicmedia.org

Toddler must have fallen headfirst into a post hole with standing water. I've heard that toddlers have drowned in home toilets the same way.

jaxs · Apr 5, 2022

There's no such thing as toddler safe area,eyes on is required. Now,stop posting depressing stuff unless you have a message that can't be conveyed without it.

Have tractor did travel · Apr 5, 2022

jaxs - I've got to take exception to your instant post. I'm new to farms (and post holes), and don't have any experience with toddlers. I never would have guessed a toddler could drown in a post hole. I believe jmc's post is worthy as a stand alone. I'm glad he posted.
Many on this forum come from farming or industrial backgrounds - exposed to safety lessons from fathers, co-workers, employers. Not the case with me. Glad for any lesson to help keep my eyes open, my brain working and my limbs attached.

tractortroof · Apr 5, 2022

Thanks for posting this, it is a good reminder. We had a friend lose a toddler this way-could have happened to anyone

jmc · Apr 5, 2022

jaxs said:
There's no such thing as toddler safe area,eyes on is required. Now,stop posting depressing stuff unless you have a message that can't be conveyed without it.

That must be why there's not many farm accidents- everyone knows the all risks; everybody can anticipate the all risks...

Highschool acquaintance's kid broke his neck on an ATV. Drawstring on his hoodie caught on a limb as he was flying past it.

Jstpssng · Apr 5, 2022

jmc said:
Drawstring on his hoodie caught

A common cause of accidents and deaths in the early days of snowsledding was people getting their scarf caught in the recoil or outbound clutch while the engine was running. My brother even had it happen but it was just an 8HP Kohler 4 stroke and it stalled the engine.

I don't have kids around but still took the time to read your original post.

There've been a lot of farm kids killed or maimed over the years, a common cause was horsing around on the tractor popping "wheelies" and having it go over backwards. Or maybe that was just a scare tactic they used in tractor safety classes back in the '70s?

MossRoad · Apr 5, 2022

5 gallon buckets with liquid have caused some toddler drownings as well. I remember a couple instances in the same year where people were washing their cars and a child fell head first into a bucket and drown right on the other side of the car from the adult.

I think that's what started the warnings being posted on buckets.

All very sad. Have to keep an eye on children. Keep those parents in your thoughts. No one expects to have a child drown in a post hole.

5030 · Apr 5, 2022

Got rid of the post holes a while back. I use a Shaver post pounder now.

jaxs · Apr 6, 2022

I realize the same people who ask questions like "my tractor refuses to start,please tell me why" and "the battery on my tractor lost power,why?" also believe they can be warned of all dangers that can harm toddlers but they are foolish on both counts. If you think I'm calus and abrupt,you are lucky not being this neighbor. A retired couple bought a farm near me and as i was passing one day Grandpaw was giving his grandkids a ride while brush hogging. I stopped him and told him if he didn't kill that tractor and walk those kids to the house,I was going to do it for him and if I ever saw kids on the tractor agin while towing the mower I would call CPS and county sheriff.

square1 · Apr 6, 2022

How terrible!

Jstpssng · Apr 6, 2022

jaxs said:
I realize the same people who ask questions like "my tractor refuses to start,please tell me why" and "the battery on my tractor lost power,why?" also believe they can be warned of all dangers that can harm toddlers but they are foolish on both counts. If you think I'm calus and abrupt,you are lucky not being this neighbor. A retired couple bought a farm near me and as i was passing one day Grandpaw was giving his grandkids a ride while brush hogging. I stopped him and told him if he didn't kill that tractor and walk those kids to the house,I was going to do it for him and if I ever saw kids on the tractor agin while towing the mower I would call CPS and county sheriff.

My parents came back from a MC ride when we were kids talking about some guy who let his kids ride on the mowing deck while he was bush hogging.

Just because somebody can't be warned of all of the dangers doesn't mean they can't post them. Nobody is forcing you to read them.

MossRoad · Apr 6, 2022

By discussing it, people become aware of it who might not have been aware before.

I never gave a thought to leaving a bucket of soapy water sitting around after I washed my car. None of us did....

Until I saw the story about the child drowning in a bucket. I had kids of my own at the time.

kevin37b · Apr 6, 2022

5030 said:
Got rid of the post holes a while back. I use a Shaver post pounder now.

You ALWAYS have a smartass reply .!

LouNY · Apr 6, 2022

jaxs said:
I realize the same people who ask questions like "my tractor refuses to start,please tell me why" and "the battery on my tractor lost power,why?" also believe they can be warned of all dangers that can harm toddlers but they are foolish on both counts. If you think I'm calus and abrupt,you are lucky not being this neighbor. A retired couple bought a farm near me and as i was passing one day Grandpaw was giving his grandkids a ride while brush hogging. I stopped him and told him if he didn't kill that tractor and walk those kids to the house,I was going to do it for him and if I ever saw kids on the tractor agin while towing the mower I would call CPS and county sheriff.

I don't have any idea of what size or type of tractor was being used or how safe or unsafe it was.

But I will say this IF ANYONE came on my place and "told him if he didn't kill that tractor and walk those kids to the house,I was going to do it for him and if I ever saw kids on the tractor agin while towing the mower I would call CPS and county sheriff" he would have a better reason to call the sheriff threatening me and my property after he got his carcass off my place.

tractortroof · Apr 7, 2022

LouNY said:
I don't have any idea of what size or type of tractor was being used or how safe or unsafe it was.

But I will say this IF ANYONE came on my place and "told him if he didn't kill that tractor and walk those kids to the house,I was going to do it for him and if I ever saw kids on the tractor agin while towing the mower I would call CPS and county sheriff" he would have a better reason to call the sheriff threatening me and my property after he got his carcass off my place.

Can you safely operate a bush hog with children riding on a tractor?

TractorTYMe · Apr 7, 2022

Well, todays parents aren't looking after their children. They are "fire and forget", give em your car keys or smartphone and let them roam.

LouNY · Apr 7, 2022

tractortroof said:
Can you safely operate a bush hog with children riding on a tractor?

I am not saying it is a good idea,
but yes I can, once I close that cab door we are good to go.

But what I am saying is that if you wish to try and correct someone because YOU think it's unsafe just be aware
that you may want to word your ADVISE in a polite manner,
otherwise what ever response you get is your fault.

Cougsfan · Apr 7, 2022

I saw some guy mowing with a bush hog and two of his kids were riding on the bush hogs. I thought it was incredibly stupid and dangerous, but I didn't call CPS. Actually it might be just as dangerous to be on the ground walking around near a operating bush hog. Once I put a very nasty gash in the side of one of our cows with a stick that was launched by a bush hog.

Cougsfan · Apr 7, 2022

I might mention one of the reasons I didn't call CPS; My wife had a job that dealt closely with CPS for years. We know first hand that it is anything but a Saintly organization. Their bureaucratic methods can screw up a families life as often as they help them.

Jstpssng · Apr 7, 2022

Cougsfan said:
I saw some guy mowing with a bush hog and two of his kids were riding on the bush hogs. I thought it was incredibly stupid and dangerous, but I didn't call CPS. Actually it might be just as dangerous to be on the ground walking around near a operating bush hog. Once I put a very nasty gash in the side of one of our cows with a stick that was launched by a bush hog.

I've mentioned the same a couple of times here... see my comment of a few days ago. I never thought there would be two people in the world who were both that STUPID though... and on both sides of the continent.

To be clear ,when I say stupid I am referring to the tractor operators who mow with their kids on the bushhog.