Potentially Dangerous Farm Equipment & Machinery
If you have worked in the agricultural industry for a long time, then you know just how many different types of heavy machinery and equipment pieces there can be at the average worksite. You also know that safety needs to be the number one priority at all times. Otherwise, the machines and equipment that once made your work easier can be the direct cause of life-changing injuries. Our Jackson farming injury attorneys have extensive experience handling all types of injury and work injury cases. You can put your case in our hands and be confident that we know how to develop it. We can even work with agricultural experts to get a better understanding of the equipment or heavy machinery that caused your injury. It is all about going above and beyond to make sure that your case is as strong as it can be. Let us know if you were hurt by any of these pieces of machinery or more:
- Tractors: Agricultural workers who work around tractors must be always made aware of their locations and when they are in use. Likewise, a tractor operator must be careful to steer clear of all workers to avoid a serious accident.
- Backhoes: Digging with a backhoe to prepare crops, install irrigation lines, etc. can become a dangerous situation if the backhoe is defective. For example, if the backhoe’s arm becomes uncontrollable, then it could swing and hit a worker.
- Combines: A combine harvester is an essential piece of equipment on farms that grow grain crops. When defective, a combine can pose a crush, caught-inside, or laceration risk, though.
- Corn processers: To expedite the process of husking and shelling corn, many farms utilize a corn processer or husker. If such a machine becomes defective, the biggest risk to workers is being pulled partially inside the machine while it is in operation.
- Haulers: Moving crops rapidly through a gathering or production area of an agricultural site can be made quicker with a hauler that utilizes conveyor belts and moving scoops. Injuries caused by haulers are among the most common in agricultural settings.
- Augers: Large augers are often used on farms to drill deep holes into the soil. Severe injuries can occur if an auger is defective, such as lacerations.
Our team is also well-versed in cases involving silo accidents. Silo collapses are extremely dangerous and can seriously injure any nearby workers. Gaps in the grain stored in the silo can also cause a severe hazard. Workers who are instructed to inspect the grain or other stored material and walk across it can suddenly become trapped inside such a gap or void, potentially being crushed or suffocating.
