Russell: ATV Fatality
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Series: Agriculture Safety StoryCorps
Length: 03:08
- Playing
- Russell: ATV Fatality
- From
- Helen Murphy-Robinson
“My brother’s mind was on the spraying and not on backing the ATV up.“
Russell Zacharison, wheat farmer, recounts discovering his elderly bachelor brother Walter in his shed 10 days after he had been crushed by his ATV.
More from Helen Murphy-Robinson
Ron: Ladder fall from grain tank
(02:35)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Ron McHargue [mic-KAR-guh'] describes to son Mike his fall from a ladder on a metal grain tank
Wade: Blow from bale of hay
(02:55)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Wade Wipperling tells how a stack of unstable bales of hay fell on his head, breaking his neck.
Victor: Bull Fatality
(02:56)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Victor Jensen, tells about finding his dear friend face down in the bedding of a pasture…”the bull had gotten him”.
Chris: Tractor Rollover
(02:47)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Chris Furrer [FUR] describes a frightening incident rolling over his tractor on their dairy farm.
Scott: Flywheel burn
(01:39)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Scott Furrer [FUR], dairy farmer, describes how his son Chris got his hand caught between a flywheel and shield, burning off the top of his fingers.
Russell and Eric: ATV Rollover
(03:14)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Russell Zacharison tells the story of how he got pinned down by his ATV for eight hours out in his pasture.
Gloria: Fall in Manure Pit
(02:17)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Gloria Edwards tells how her child fell into their dairy farm manure pit while playing.
Diana: Combine Amputation
(02:01)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Diana Hansen, wheat farmer, recounts losing her arm, relearning to do everything and refusing to be a victim.
Brett: Harobed Rollover
(05:26)
From: Helen Murphy-Robinson
Brett Schrom [sh'-RAHM], a hay grower/beef producer, describes to his sister Neesha how his harobed threw him off.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
“My brother’s mind was on the spraying and not on backing the ATV up.“
Russell Zacharison, wheat farmer, recounts discovering his elderly bachelor brother Walter in his shed 10 days after he had been crushed by his ATV.
Transcript
Eric: Back in 2003 when my uncle Walt had his accident, what was Walt doing when
the accident occurred?
Russell: He was going to back his ATV around the truck and back into a corner of the
steel building. It was a large Honda ATV, had a sprayer and a hose roller on the
back of the sprayer. The tank was mounted at seat level, but now we have since
lowered the position of the tank and put it in the front to lower the center of
gravity. He backed up the ATV, he was looking backwards, turning the
handlebars so his right hand on the throttle was extended clear out because he
was backing to his left. As he got back into the corner of the building I could see
probably his mind was on the spraying and not on backing the ATV up. I believe
he came down on the throttle instead of letting off on the throttle. It suddenly
surged back and he half realized what he was doing, and so he c...
Read the full transcript
Related Website
