Farm Deaths in Alberta 2006

[Victoria]

Farm Accidents in Alberta Canada 2006
Type of fatality
January 3, 2006 -M -4 Drowned in dugout after getting trapped under ice

January 30, 2006 - M- 17 ATV collided with another ATV while moving cattle – victim was not wearing a helmet

February 13, 2006 - M -42 Entrapment in power take-off (PTO) of a feed auger

February 16, 2006 - M- 75 Died of cold exposure after feeding cattle

February 24, 2006- M - 49 Tractor went off road – victim was thrown from tractor and trapped under tire

March 6, 2006- F- 43 Drowned in water trough after being kicked by a horse

May 18, 2006 M - 7 Drowned in dugout

May 19, 2006- M- 54- Loading a truck onto a flatbed and was crushed between the two

June 18, 2006 - M-32 - Buried in grain silo while trying to clear bridged grain

June 27, 2006- M-56- Collapsed due to heat exposure while fencing

July 3, 2006 -M -58 Crushed between door of truck and door of a shed – victim had hooked swather to truck when it rolled forward

July 30, 2006- M-84 Entrapment in hay baler

August 8, 2006 - M -2 Drowned in irrigation canal

August 15, 2006 -M-72 Fell from horse

September 11, 2006 -M -52 Run over by combine – victim was attempting to unplug combine which was in gear

September 12, 2006 - M -4 Run over by a bobcat – victim was riding in the bucket and fell out

September 14, 2006-M-65 Ejected over handlebars of ATV during a cattle drive – victim was not wearing a helmet

September 15, 2006-M-10 ATV rollover – while feeding cattle, victim was trapped under ATV

September 19, 2006 -M-64 Drowned in irrigation ditch while repairing irrigation pump

November 17, 2006-M-6- Drowned in dugout while playing on the ice

I looked this up on our Alberta Ag. site. I thought it interesting that none of the deaths were caused directly from a cow. Some deaths were indirectly (like the poor guy who froze from feeding his cows) but a cow did not actually kill anyone in our province last year. For some unknown reason I can't find stats for 2005 on their site but I looked through 2004, 2003, 2002 and no deaths caused directly by cattle. There was one in 2001 a man was crushed by a cow while a vet was examining her.

19% of all reported 2006 farm accidents requiring a trip to the hospital was caused by cattle.
21% was caused by machinery

As of January 2006 there were 5.9 million cows in Alberta.

 

[mitch2]

I also noticed they were all male. I reckon the women folk up there must not do farm work and that is why they dont die.

Look again

 

[Victoria]

cowboyup216 there is a female, the one that got kicked by a horse and drowned in a water trough. It is mostly men that work on farms, that is true but it is also changing. I know quite a few women that either work the cattle or help with the cattle. I know few women that have anything to do with the crops. A lot of people up here have the wife taking care of the cows and the husband has a town job. He then does the fields during his vacation time.

 

[Victoria]

Just noticed a mistake I made in my post. The 19% of cattle accidents is while handling cattle, not necessarily caused by cattle.

 

[Horticattleman]

I couldn't help but notice how many of these were preventable.

 

[cattleluvr18]

I couldn't help but notice how many of these were preventable.

gosh i know!! i do some of those things too :shock:

 

[Jogeephus]

I pity the guy that died from heat exhaustion while fencing. That is not the way I want to go.

 

[hillsdown]

cowboyup216 there is a female, the one that got kicked by a horse and drowned in a water trough. It is mostly men that work on farms, that is true but it is also changing. I know quite a few women that either work the cattle or help with the cattle. I know few women that have anything to do with the crops. A lot of people up here have the wife taking care of the cows and the husband has a town job. He then does the fields during his vacation time.

Great post Victoria very interesting and brings it home on how sometimes you get to comfortable doing the same thing all the time and get careless.
Also about 75% of the ranchers/farmers around here the men have full time jobs usually oilfield and the wives work full time with the cattle.I handle everything and anything that has do do with the cows and hubby does haying, field work, etc.on days off and holidays.It works for us for now but hopefully he can retire in a couple of years and we can both be home full time.

 

[AngusLimoX]

Don't have time to discuss it, but check out the children.
Same all the time and any location. They pay the price.

ALX

 

[hillsdown]

Don't have time to discuss it, but check out the children.
Same all the time and any location. They pay the price.

ALX

They always pay the price.When my neices came to stay for weekends when they were little I watched them like a hawk and they got the speech fifty million times to stay away from any water.The skid steer accident should never have happened someone made a very stupid and deadly mistake.The guilt they must feel everyday?

 

[Victoria]

cowboyup216 there is a female, the one that got kicked by a horse and drowned in a water trough. It is mostly men that work on farms, that is true but it is also changing. I know quite a few women that either work the cattle or help with the cattle. I know few women that have anything to do with the crops. A lot of people up here have the wife taking care of the cows and the husband has a town job. He then does the fields during his vacation time.

Great post Victoria very interesting and brings it home on how sometimes you get to comfortable doing the same thing all the time and get careless.
Also about 75% of the ranchers/farmers around here the men have full time jobs usually oilfield and the wives work full time with the cattle.I handle everything and anything that has do do with the cows and hubby does haying, field work, etc.on days off and holidays.It works for us for now but hopefully he can retire in a couple of years and we can both be home full time.

That's getting more and more normal. I know when my mother started with the 30 years ago she was one of the very few lady ranchers. Now we're not so alone.

 

[Victoria]

Our place borders a river. I never went on it or in it without permission. I knew my mother would kill me if I did. We also had a couple of dugouts that I never went near. Reading all the poor kids that drown I am glad she was mean.