Ranch Employee Dies After Being Struck By Trailer

On October 28, 2003, an employee was towing a livestock trailer (Stoll Trailer, Model Number STGT, gross vehicle weight: 16,000 pounds) with a farm tractor (Zetor Tractor, Model Number 4340). The tractor was equipped with a front-end bucket, and had a tow hitch attachment located in the rear. The tow hitch attachment had a metal ball hitch onto which the trailer connected, but it did not have any attachment points in order to secure the safety chains of the trailer. The safety chains were secondary securing devices to hold the trailer in place […]