[AT] Man dies after his tractor overturns and lands on him

RonMyers at wildblue.net RonMyers at wildblue.net
Thu Aug 2 08:53:43 PDT 2007


Now you know why we farmers are #5 on the most dangerous jobs list.
Ron

> Twice the same day!
> DuBois Courier Express
> Dubois, Pennsylvania. 15801
>
> Area farmer killed in accident
> 08/01/2007
>
>
> CLEARFIELD, PA. - An area farmer was killed Tuesday when his tractor
> rolled on top of him.
> David Esch, 65, 428 Municipal Road, Millersburg, died when his
> Minneapolis Moline farm tractor rolled on Route 428 in Jordan Township
> at 1:45 p.m., Clearfield-based state police said.
> Esch was driving from one part of his property to another, when for an
> unknown reason, his tractor entered the berm of the road and hit a small
> tree. The tractor then rolled over an embankment on the berm, pinning
> Esch underneath it.
> Esch was pronounced dead at the scene by Clearfield County Coroner Joel
> Heath.
> Police said Esch had a medical condition which caused him to black out
> and believe that condition may have been a contributing factor to the
> accident.
>
> David Bruce wrote:
>>  From the Winston-Salem, NC Journal
>> Hey lets be careful out there.
>> Later reports said he was bush hogging when the tractor overturned.
>>
>>
>>       Man dies after his tractor overturns and lands on him
>>
>> WELCOME ? A Davidson County man died yesterday after his tractor
>> overturned and landed on him, the Welcome Fire Department said.
>>
>> The incident was reported at 4:17 p.m., the fire department said. It
>> happened at the edge of a field off Bud Sink Road, the fire department
>> said. The man died after being taken to a hospital.
>>
>> David
>> NW NC
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