2003 Alberta Farm Fatalities

Total farm related fatalities: 14

Age	Sex	Circumstance
61	Male	Backed up tractor too far and fell into garbage pit

Crushed By Equipment or Materials

Age	Sex	Circumstance
59	Male	Pinned under baler
73	Male	Working on tractor, front end loader came down & crushed him
61	Male	Hay bale fell on him
44	Female	Pinned by plywood 35 years earlier, paraplegic in long-term care
70	Male	Loading a tractor onto a flatbed when it fell onto him
64	Male	Changing oil of his truck when it slipped off the jacks & crushed him

Struck by Equipment

Age	Sex	Circumstance
43	Male	Struck by disc chain
67	Male	Tractor ran over him
50	Male	Found under cultivator
22	Male	Hit on head by backhoe bucket

Tractor Rollover

Age	Sex	Circumstance
53	Female	ATV rolled when taking salt to cows
78	Male	Tractor rolled into lagoon

Drowning

Age	Sex	Circumstance
5	Male	Swimming alone in dugout. Had been denied permission by parents

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This information published to the web on March 9, 2004.
Last Reviewed/Revised on October 24, 2017.