2005 Alberta Farm Fatalities

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Total farm related fatalities: 19

Date	Gender	Age	Type of fatality
Jan 17	M	15	Crushed by trailer when winch broke.
Feb 3	M	56	Crushed when tractor bucket fell while victim was working on hydraulics.
Feb 3	M	81	Fell and struck head when the horse the victim was holding moved suddenly.
Mar 28	M	82	Crushed when hoist on tractor came loose and fell on victim, pinning him against the steering wheel.
April 11	M	54	Crushed against wall by backhoe while doing cement work on new building.
May 8	M	84	Crushed under truck he was repairing when hoist chain broke.
May 14	F	3	Run over by pick up that was being backed up.
June 27	M	64	Was standing next to silage pit when front edge of pile collapsed on him.
July 4	M	50	Tractor rolled on a slope – victim trapped underneath.
July 28	M	46	Victim was raking steep ditch area when tractor rolled trapping him underneath.
July 28	M	19	2 horses collided while roping, horse rolled on victim.
Aug 1	M	18	Victim was working on insulation in a potato storage barn - fell off lift and hit head on concrete floor.
Aug 26	M	9	Was standing behind driver on back of tractor when tractor rolled.
Sept 21	M	75	Victim was working on a vehicle and was pinned under front axle when vehicle started and reversed onto him.
Oct 5	M	60	Fell from tractor. Died 2 months later due to complictions of quadriplegia
Oct 17	M	68	Victim was pinned against garage door by tractor while moving bags of grain.
Oct 21	M	50	Victim kicked by a horse.
Oct 25	M	30	Victim was trying to jump into a runaway grain truck when open door hit a telephone pole and crushed him against truck.
Nov 23	M	61	Victim fell 3 meters off scaffolding and broke his neck.
			Total 19

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This information published to the web on April 12, 2006.
Last Reviewed/Revised on October 24, 2017.