Farm Eqipment Safety
Imagine that you are driving a combine to the field through a back gate when things come to a screeching halt. You look back to see what’s stopping you only to discover that you’re tangled in an overhead power line! What do you do?
First, DON’T climb out unless you’re in immediate danger, stay where you are and call for help.
Most utility lines are uninsulated, bare wires. Do not let your body become a direct link between the power line and the ground.
If you must leave the vehicle, jump as far away as you can, making sure that no part of your body touches the combine and the ground at the same time.
Once you’re off the vehicle, do not go back until the utility company disconnects the power line.
Every year, 62 farm workers are electrocuted in the United States. You don’t want to be one of them.
Source: Safe Electricity