The Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-07-24, Page 84 .A .„,• . I, J. !
Man y farmers ' 'hays been
seriously tujured when
handling large iesl
*use •uipwent designs only
for that purpose
*always keep bates as to asp
possible for maximumtability
*when using a , wagon . not d..
'overload the unit and make WM
the load is cure
ing large round bales can
dangerous! •
*never eject a round bale where
it could startrolling
*be aware ofhazardous ground
Xnditions ry
*never attempt, to unplug, clean
out .or adjust a baler while
operating •
•
*do; not feed material into the
baler by hand
: bale sa program launche
OnOntario's Farm Safety Associatton has started a campaign to promote
safe baling*: handlingand_ transport of large balesc In the Y move
Increased efficiency of day ' Fars, new systems ;tor baling and: handling
hay haVe become .r� irevalnt Along with this����ve
eortle
noble s.
tn' handlinghandlOg and transporting these: lire bales.
a ' e arm Sat*,ss Cation. with fundingfro ,the Ontario Mims of
. ufture:and rid. developed a number of i tiv 'to educate
OntariorM th w.• fourfad sheet _ ±sirs � � A � :. page �a -has. 'been-
developedon Big Bale Safety as well as a new Video dealing with this
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subject. -DiSplay grnphiOs'for use across t e roy nce at various a ricultural
functions .have also been developed . as well ;as, short ety messages
use on Radio and in the print edia, or more intbncontact; Stev
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Veit Stapleton. of Dungannon was moving;.
a large round pale out�,.of storage in February
.
of 1987 s e had Many times before: but this '
time would be different. The s i ke ad ached to'
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the front-end loader did not go allthe way rete
the bale. He left it.aa tt was. Backing<his tractor
up, he steakalong the snow covered
lane. Only one *heal -.bad a chain on it. -He
began rocking the :tractor back and forth and
lifted the bale a hilt:
-He never saw the'bale fall off the spike
and -roll over his back before. it hit the ground..
The memomemory is Still vivid.
"it landed in the centre of my back and I
was lei looking, at my feet and feeling
they Were' riot a part of me .* they wouldn't
move.”
' ,oday Neil Stapleton is' still` farthing with
permanent nerve damage in the lower half- of
t
his body. After painful months of rehabilitation,
H►A ad, learned to walk again With the use of
leg tirades and a cane:
A few seconds more tb w properly
&peered the bale -may h u ,rrtad a lir time of
difference.
) The victim .. was OpOtatirig n
farm tractor, hoisting a large round
o hay in 'a. front fes.,
was raised too high. and the
lied out of thbucket falling
top of the ;victimsittift on, t
ttor �
j,.
2) The' victim was g a
tractor with the frimt bucltetattack.
mentconitaing a 500 lb.rou bale
ofx b ,. The bucket .. was at arta
highest level and taught limb of a
tree. The bale row onto the victim.
and the :continued
:�t�''4nwat'd
lit it struck a tree, .The 'occident
t ted II neat and unknown other
erious injuries,
.viet w o ti �i a
r • wi oriu 1 ft attachment
lt►g a large round bateof hay,
' e victi 's attention was tract
ed toYthe tractor controls,. The bale
came up over the °ttactor. fell off
the fort,: hit• the hood of the tractor
and then rolled , onto the victim
resulting in unknown chest nju ries
4) The victim was attempting ro ;
a bale of hay ,measuring f7
meters in diameter onto-, a farm
waw using a,. forklift attached to a
t[#te. " bale ,rolled back down...,..
ttie tractor and struck the victim
The victim was immediately immo-
bilized due to the j ies`received.
n'i un
The victim was found• by the spouse
the: -same day.
5) The injillyinjuryoCCont4 when . e
victim's father wasr:unloading 120o
lbs. of rolled y fes from a flat
bed 'true by " nean►s +of alt actor
attached to a rope and hook. , he
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victim walkked around thie`corner of
the. tr t r and; rnrlder .hale; as it
a The victim was +driv ng a frac
torp gtwo wagons e- with
rand heeled down a. bio o-a‘
a roe
The , ictimapplied the brakes and
the wagons jackknifed Causing -the
tractor to Loll: over ping ., the
victim. hvictim remap ed >
unit extricTatede by a:;'tov truckined,;..
7)The victim was storing bales of
hay .run ; a %! loft:,. A ,(4)()** Vie,
came loose and knocked the victim
to the ground approximately 20 feet
below resulting ..;ie a broken right
leg.
Handling large.
bales properly
Roiling Bad Hazards
Let's take extra care' with those
large round bales,. You're dealing
with a package that weigh any-
;where from. a few kindred pounds
to a ton -and -a- f. Add In the fact
that well -totaled bales can really
pick up steam if they start toiling
and , you have an Object that tan
crush 4 person and do serious ptop-
erty damage; Make lure .that you
eject bale 'on a level surface to
minimize ,telt, for '+atg.
npluggin ; Saft►`.
Round balers tan,plug up under .
'certain conditions. PLEASE - never
, try to unplug).- clean out or adjust an
operating baled And don't attempt
to. fend Crop Material:: ;into the
machine byltand serious injury or '
death could result, Disengage the
PTO, shut off the tractor engine,
and move the ignition key., Wait
. for all machine motion to stop
befog approaching the baler.
Loader Restraining Devices
liandling large round bales with a
low' tractmt Unrestrained bales
could break loose and roll down
leer -anus, causing Actions initty
to the operator. A' leader should be
expOppcd with a . spear ,or grapple
that will handle tie see of bales
being produced on your~farm. Most
important, the loader should have a
restraining device that will stop
bales front rolling backward.
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