Retie (Brussels morning newspaper) -A 63 -year -old man died in Retie after his tractor exaggerated while cutting the grass on the Zwarte network. Emergency services could not save the victim.
At approximately 18:45 on Monday, emergency services responded to a sad accident in Hodonk in Retie, Antwerp. A small tractor that gave a tip in the black network stream killed a 63 -year -old man who was using him to cut the grass.
It could have ended under the grass cutter, however, the details of the accident were still unknown on Monday. The sixty -year -old could no longer receive help.
The close mayor Patrick Geuens (New Retie) was on the scene shortly after. According to Patrick Geuens, the accident occurred approximately 100 meters behind the victim’s residence.
“The man was cutting the grass there on Monday near the black network. A friend who lives a little further went to look and saw the tractor dump lying on the black network. The driver of the tractor had already died.”
The grass cutter without card could have finished in the current driving too close to the edge of the bank. But more research is needed to find out how the incidence could have happened. When the accident occurred, there were no witnesses there.
What security measures can farmers take to prevent tractor accidents in Antwerp?
By preventing operators from being thrown or crushed, the tractors with Rops and the safety belts are significant are the possibilities of reinvestments of fatal lesions.
To avoid falls or profitable, the tractor always begins and run from the operator seat.
To avoid accidents or turns, watch obstructions on the tractor path, such as power cables, ditches, cars and tree branches.
Tractors should not be conducted through the unequal terrain, steep slopes or near distches, embankments or holes where there is a greater probability of tip.
To keep the tractor stable and stop the rear overtions, do not overload or your equipment, and make sure the shooting bar is correctly hooked.
Since tractors are generally built for a single operator, add more people raises the possibility of accidents and falls.
