Farm Fatalities in Kansas

Published

12/30/2024

Topics:

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	1100	Woodson	Male	82	While moving cattle in a field, his ATV hit a ravine, causing him to be thrown from the vehicle.
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.

There have been at least 23 fatal agriculture related fatal incidents reported in Kansas since 2020. The entries above do not include roadway or industrial agricultural fatalities.