Operator`s manual

Mowing and Trimming Safety - 23
Obstacles
You can be seriously injured or killed if you run into obstacles while
mowing. Follow these precautions to avoid obstacles.
4 Always be looking ahead for obstacles.
4 Watch for trees, buildings, overhangs and other obstructions.
4 Allow enough room to safely pass between obstructions. Be care-
ful not to get too close.
4 Check overhead clearance before passing beneath branches,
awnings and other obstructions.
Summary of OSHA Accident Inspection 106490485
An employee was backing a tractor mower between some trees.
Unable to stop in time, the tractor became wedged under a
partially fallen tree trunk. The employee was crushed against the
tractor’s steering wheel and killed.
Watch for obstacles when backing up.
Accident Report
Operator Crushed When Wedged Between Tractor and Tree
Trunk
Summary of OSHA Accident Inspection 112399985
An employee was operating a tractor with an attached brush hog
at a speed of 6-8 mph. When he tried to pass between two trees,
the right rear tire of the tractor struck one of the trees. The impact
threw the employee o the tractor. He was run over by the brush
hog and killed.
Allow plenty of room when passing between obstacles.
Accident Report
Operator Killed When Run Over by Brush Hog
Summary of OSHA Accident Inspection 112046834
An employee was operating a riding mower on grass that was wet
from rain the previous day. He was mowing near a tree on a slight
incline, with his right hand resting on the gas tank. As he got
closer to the tree, the mower slid and hit the tree in the same spot
where he was touching the gas tank. Three of his ngers were
severed. One was unable to be reattached.
Never mow on wet grass and always keep hands on
the steering wheel of an agricultural tractor or riding
mower.
Accident Report
Operator Severs Fingers When Mower Slides on Wet Grass
Always be looking
ahead for obstacles!