Farm Fatalities in Kansas

Published

12/30/2024

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Safety

Farm Fatality Report


Date	ID	County	Gender	Age	Description
2/1/2020	1087	Reno	Male	2	A 22-month-old child was fatally struck by a tractor.
10/11/2020	1089	Franklin	Male	2	A two-year-old child was fatally struck by a skid steer.
1/12/2021	1090	Montgomery	Male	76	His tractor overturned and came to rest in a creek.
1/17/2021	1091	Crawford	Female	68	She was pinned between a truck and stock trailer.
5/14/2021	1092	Allen	Male	36	Run over by a farm implement.
6/26/2021	1112	Phillips	Male	64	His ATV rolled over when attempting to go up a steep incline in a pasture.
11/26/2021	1111	Gove	Male	72	Unspecified farming incident.
12/16/2021	1093	Wichita	Male	84	He sustained fatal injuries while fighting a wildfire.
1/29/2022	1110	Neosho	Male	68	Unspecified farming incident.
8/8/2022	1094	Ellsworth	Male	56	He sustained fatal injuries after being gored by a bison.
10/22/2022	1109	Cherokee	Male	73	He was runover by a driverless tractor.
5/3/2023	1108	Osage	Male	84	Out of control grass fire.
7/25/2024	1105	Douglas	Male	83	Unspecified farming incident.
7/26/2024	1107	Douglas	Male	77	Unspecified farming incident.
10/26/24	1104	Franklin	Male	77	Fatally injured after being pinned by falling machinery.
12/4/2024	1097	Sedgwick	Male	70	While servicing his combine, part of it collapsed and struck him.
12/7/2024	1096	Brown	Male	60	He was overcome by exposure to anhydrous ammonia.
4/24/2025	1106	Dickinson	Male	71	Unspecified farming incident.
5/2/2025	1098	Osborne	Male	57	While cutting cedars, his tractor overturned.
7/8/2025	1101	Nemaha	Male	21	He became trapped in a spraying rig due to a mechanical malfunction.
7/8/2025	1113	Woodson	Male	82	Fatal ATV wreck while gathering cattle.
7/11/2025	1102	Marshall	Male	56	While performing maintenance on his tractor, it unexpectedly engaged and struck him.
2/21/2026	1114	Harvey	Male	37	Shifting soybeans inside a grain bin when the contents shifted, trapping him.
3/16/2026	1115	Allen	Female	2	Backed over by a truck in a farm-related incident.
3/19/2026	1116	Shawnee	Male	76	Suffered fatal injuries after becoming trapped beneath a tractor.
There have been at least 25 fatal agriculture related fatal incidents reported in Kansas since 2020. The entries above do not include roadway or industrial agricultural fatalities.