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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.

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