Illinois Farm Related Injuries/Non Injuries: 2007–08, Individual Incidents
| 2007 Data | |||||
| Month | Age | Sex | County | Injury/Unknown | Incident Description |
| January 07 | 55 | M | Christian | Injury | Fell 25 feet during construction of machine shed |
| January 07 | 61 | M | Edwards | Injury | Was loading onto a semi from a grain bin and fell off ladder onto cement |
| January 07 | 53 | M | Macon | Injury | Grain truck overturned spilling 40,000 bushels of corn |
| March 07 | 42 | M | Stephenson | Injury | Barn fire, beam came down striking firefighter |
| March 07 | Unk | M | Adams | Injury | Pole fire, man entered, severely burned |
| April 07 | Unk | M | LaSalle | Injury | Man was trapped in middle of grain bin, buried up to his neck |
| April 07 | 74 | M | Fulton | Injury | Tractor and semi collided |
| April 07 | 26 | M | Kankakee | Injury | Motorcycle struck a disk pulled by a tractor |
| May 07 | Unk | Unk | Bureau | No Injury | Farm chemicals spilled over rural roads |
| May 07 | 58 | M | St. Clair | Injury | Man was pushing trees, one spun and impaled his lower abdomen |
| May 07 | 25 | M | Kankakee | Injury | Van pulled out in front of and collided with semi hauling anhydrous ammonia |
| May 07 | 46 | M | Effingham | Injury | Tried to pass tractor, swerved back, clipped blade attached to tractor |
| May 07 | 28 | M | Effingham | Injury | Car attempted to pass, hit tractor, tractor skidded, struck guardrail, and rolled |
| June 07 | Unk | unk | McLean | Injury | Car rear-ended by truck causing it to collide with farm implement |
| June 07 | Unk | Unk | McLean | Injury | Car rear-ended by truck causing it to collide with farm implement |
| June 07 | unk | Unk | McLean | Injury | Car rear-ended by truck causing it to collide with farm implement |
| July 07 | 59 | M | Jo Daviess | Injury | Truck collided with tractor |
| July 07 | unk | Unk | Warren | No Injury | Elevator bin came crashing down on railroad tracks |
| August 07 | 56 | M | Washington | Injury | Man repairing a combine and arm got caught in belt, lost arm |
| August 07 | Unk | M | Warren | Injury | Tractor overturned while mowing, pinning him under a rear wheel in a creek, with some water |
| August 07 | 86 | M | Vermilion | Injury | Man in combine tried to make a U-turn to avoid a train, but didn’t make it off tracts in time |
| September 07 | Unk | Unk | Logan | No Injury | Semi-trailer overturned, spilled load |
| September 07 | 54 | M | Sangamon | Injury | Grain truck overturned |
| September 07 | 54 | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | F | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Livingston | Injury | Man pulling disk attempted to pass bus, hit guardrail causing disk to be thrown into the bus |
| September 07 | 65 | M | LaSalle | Injury | Failed to stop at a stop sign, struck another vehicle, grain truck spilled |
| September 07 | 45 | F | LaSalle | Injury | Failed to stop at a stop sign, struck another vehicle, grain truck spilled |
| September 07 | 50 | M | LaSalle | Injury | Failed to stop at a stop sign, struck another vehicle, grain truck spilled |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Sangamon | Injury | During fire, ceiling collapsed on firefighters |
| September 07 | Unk | M | Sangamon | Injury | During fire, ceiling collapsed on firefighters |
| October 07 | 64 | M | Franklin | Injury | Lost control, truck overturned, dumping load of grain |
| October 07 | 7 | Unk | Iroquois | Injury | Car failed to yield at intersection and was struck by a tractor pulling a trailer |
| October 07 | 14 | Unk | Iroquois | Injury | Car failed to yield at intersection and was struck by a tractor pulling a trailer |
| October 07 | 11 | Unk | Iroquois | Injury | Car failed to yield at intersection and was struck by a tractor pulling a trailer |
| October 07 | 44 | F | Iroquois | Injury | Car failed to yield at intersection and was struck by a tractor pulling a trailer |
| October 07 | 48 | M | Ford | No Injury | Delivering corn when was struck by a train |
| October 07 | Unk | Unk | Warren | No Injury | Pickup truck failed to yield to a semi and collided with the left fuel tank of the semi |
| October 07 | unk | Unk | Madison | Injury | Tractor and car collided |
| November 07 | Unk | M | Hancock | Injury | Skid steer backed over man |
| November 07 | Unk | M | McLean | Injury | Man was trapped between a railcar being moved and a stationary post |
| November 07 | 54 | M | Jackson | Injury | Car hit the rear of a combine he was attempting to pass |
| November 07 | Unk | M | Peoria | No Injury | Heavy winds pushed truck filled with corn over as it turned; truck may have been traveling too fast. |
| December 07 | 17 | M | Iroquois | Injury | Collided head on with a combine |
| December 07 | 50 | F | Randolph | Injury | Vehicle struck two large black cows standing in traffic lane |
| December 07 | 24 | F | Randolph | Injury | Vehicle struck two large black cows standing in traffic lane |
| 2008 Data | |||||
| Month | Age | Sex | County | Injury/Unknown | Incident Description |
| January 08 | Unk | M | Fayette | No Injury | Rescued by cutting holes in side of bin. Fell in waist deep in soybeans |
| January 08 | Unk | M | Champaign | Injury | Moving large hay bales, bale rolled back and crushed driver |
| April 08 | 49 | M | White | No Injury | Tractor with grain auger met oncoming tractor. Auger arm fell, striking the trailer |
| April 08 | 56 | M | White | No Injury | Tractor with grain auger met oncoming tractor. Auger arm fell, striking the trailer |
| April 08 | 27 | M | Lee | Injury | Hauling hogs in semi trailer that overturned |
| April 08 | 40 | M | Lee | Injury | Hauling hogs when semi struck a van |
| April 08 | Unk | M | Lee | No Injury | Driving van struck by hauling hogs |
| April 08 | 65 | M | Lee | Injury | Passenger with truck driver who struck van while hauling hogs |
| April 08 | 18 | M | Edgar | Injury | Car was passing tractor while tractor was turning left. 3 passengers in car without seatbelts. Only one injury known at time |
| April 08 | 31 | M | Edgar | Injury | On tractor, turning left, as car attempted to pass |
| May 08 | Unk | M | McLean | Injury | Pick up truck hauling trailer with soybeans collided with school bus |
| May 08 | Unk | M | McLean | Injury | Pick up truck hauling trailer with soybeans collided with school bus |
| May 08 | Unk | M | McLean | No injury | Pick up truck hauling trailer with soybeans collided with school bus |
| May 08 | 36 | M | Richland | Injury | Tractor rear-ended by truck, driver failed to see tractor had stopped |
| May 08 | 28 | M | Richland | Injury | Tractor rear-ended by truck, driver failed to see tractor had stopped |
| May 08 | 17 | M | Sangamon | No Injury | Failed to reduce speed and ran into back of planter |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | Unk | Unk | Livingston | No Injury | Extracted from elevator explosion |
| June 08 | 57 | M | Ford | Injury | Fell from tractor while disking, run over by disk |
| July 08 | 65 | M | Grundy | Injury | Flew off tractor and was caught under mower deck when driver hit his tractor |
| July 08 | 55 | M | Grundy | Injury | Failed to reduce speed and struck tractor with mower |
| July 08 | 22 | M | Lee | No Injury | Trapped when fell into grain while working on unloading machine |
| July 08 | Unk | M | Hancock | No Injury | Breaking grain loose, equipment was turned on before he got out, sucked into grain |
| July 08 | 35 | M | Fulton | Injury | Driver struck back of tractor, failed to reduce speed |
| July 08 | Unk | Unk | Fulton | Unknown | Passenger of car when driver struck back of tractor |
| July 08 | Unk | Unk | Fulton | Unknown | Passenger of car when driven struck back of tractor |
| July 08 | 61 | M | Fulton | Unknown | Struck in back of tractor when driver failed to reduce speed |
| August 08 | 90 | M | Jo Daviess | Injury | Struck a tractor pulling a hay wagon, failure to reduce speed |
| September 08 | Unk | M | Effingham | Injury | Trapped waist deep in grain bin |
| September 08 | 26 | M | Bureau | No Injury | Tried to pass a farm tractor that was turning left |
| September 08 | Unk | M | Lawrence | Injury | Chopping sileage when accident occurred, unsure how it happened |
| October 08 | 40 | M | McLean | Injury | Semi attempted to pass grain truck which was turning left |
| October 08 | 17 | F | Greene | Unknown | Struck cow on road |
| October 08 | Unk | Unk | Greene | Unknown | Stopped to help driver who struck cow, hit and killed calf |
| October 08 | 87 | M | Peoria | Injury | Lost control of tractor which jumped into ditch, trapped in cab |
| October 08 | 23 | M | Jersey | Injury | Dryers, which were out of propane, automatically shut down and the auger shivers shut down. Victim was greasing “shivs”. Tanks were filled by propane truck while victim was busy greasing and he didn’t notice. When the propane hit the dryer, they automatically started again, injuring hand. |
| October 08 | 26 | M | Unknown | Injury | Driver pulling 2 hayracks, one person fell and injured. Name not released. |
| October 08 | 62 | M | Jo Daviess | Injury | Using tractor to clear trees, tree fell over and caused tractor to roll |
| October 08 | 44 | M | McLean | Unknown | Semi attempted to pass grain truck which was turning left |
| November 08 | 39 | F | Wayne | No Injury | Struck rear of farm tractor, major vehicle damage |
| November 08 | Unk | Unk | Sangamon | No Injury | Anhydrous ammonia leaked from tank |
| November 08 | 60 | M | Kankakee | Unknown | Tractor driver failed to yield to car, collided |
| November 08 | 21 | F | Kankakee | Injury | Driver of vehicle struck by tractor, tractor driver failed to yield |
| November 08 | 3 | Unk | Kankakee | Injury | Driver of vehicle struck by tractor, tractor driver failed to yield, passenger in vehicle |
| November 08 | 16 | F | DeKalb | Injury | Driving down middle of road and struck tractor pulling 2 pieces of equipment |
| November 08 | Unk | M | Greene | Injury | Applying anhydrous ammonia when hose broke |
| November 08 | Unk | M | Greene | Injury | Applying anhydrous ammonia when hose broke |
| December 08 | Unk | M | Perry | Injury | Lost leg when it became stuck in the header of combine |
All data compiled is from press clippings provided by the Illinois Press Association. Based on research in other states, the use of press clippings is estimated to provide between 60-80% of the actual number of incidents that occurred in Illinois in the years covered.
