Mom Of 2 Dies After Being Hit By Debris At PA County Fair Tractor Pull

[inairam]

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/across-p ... actor-pull

We do talk about safety with the tractors. Here is another thing to consider.

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[NJ Farmer]

That’s just awful and as a fan of tractor and truck pulling I hope and wish these events are few and far between. Sadly anytime machinery is operating sometimes bad things can happen…..then the parasites called lawyers enter the scene.

NJ Farmer

[Barnyard]

News story can be read here. https://patch.com/pennsylvania/across-p ... actor-pull

[CharlieK]

so sad--hope she will RIP

hubby and their 2 sons have my condolences

[Urbish]

I had this same scenario going through my mind as I was watching farm stock 10,000# weight class dead-weight pulls at my local community fair over the weekend. It is a shame that the story's author and editor aren't up on terminology ('exhaust wheel'). At first I thought that one of the wheels fractured or something.

[Peter Person]

Reading the article using Barnyard's link, sounds like the turbo let go;
"The tractor "sustained an equipment malfunction," according to a preliminary investigation report by Trooper Troy R. Croak.
The investigation discovered that "an exhaust wheel within a turbo housing of the tractor became dislodged and ejected from its manifold," Croak's report said. "The exhaust wheel then ejected from the metal covering of the tractor, before a piece of the wheel struck the victim in her neck."

Author quoted the troopers' report.

[Urbish]

Reading the article using Barnyard's link, sounds like the turbo let go;
"The tractor "sustained an equipment malfunction," according to a preliminary investigation report by Trooper Troy R. Croak.
The investigation discovered that "an exhaust wheel within a turbo housing of the tractor became dislodged and ejected from its manifold," Croak's report said. "The exhaust wheel then ejected from the metal covering of the tractor, before a piece of the wheel struck the victim in her neck."

Author quoted the troopers' report.

Yup, that's what I understood after getting through the strange wording. Maybe it's the engineer in me, but it's like nails on a chalkboard when I encounter convoluted descriptions of an automotive or mechanical part that ought to be well-known and pretty standard.

Regardless, I've dragged this off-topic. What a terrible tragedy for this young lady's family and friends.

[Peter Person]

Jim,
Agreed.
I'm an assistant advisor with a 4H Club - Piston Pushers, that works with youth ages 9-19, getting them familiar with small engines in lawnmowers, lawn tractors, snow blowers, etc. Anything with a 4-cycle (some 2-cycle) gasoline powered engine.
The annual fair was this past weekend and the big event for our club is the garden tractor pull. Safety is always a concern, making sure there are no fuel leaks, uncovered drive shafts, inadequate hooks/chains, etc.
Freak accidents are almost unavoidable and this one goes to show that anyone at anytime can be part of one.
In this case, a family having an enjoyable time at the county fair is completely upended and changed forever by a tragic accident.
I can't imagine the shock, grief, heartache, and pain this family is going through.