Harvester backs up in field, seriously injuring woman collecting straw
While collecting straw in the field, a woman was hit by a combine harvester and fell under the machine. The work accident just happened in Dong Van commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province.
According to locals, on the evening of August 19, Ms. Tran Thi Xuan (45 years old) in Loc Xuan hamlet, Dong Van commune went to the field to collect straw.
While collecting straw in the Rong Dia area, a harvester backed up and hit her. She fell under the harvester, breaking her collarbone, ribs, and pelvis...
Immediately after the incident, the harvester owner's family used a car to take the victim to Thanh Chuong District General Hospital.
The victim was then transferred to a higher level.
This morning, at Nghe An Orthopedic Trauma Hospital, the victim is undergoing surgery.
It is known that Ms. Xuan and her husband are road workers, in charge of route 15A from Truong Bon to Nam Dan.
Her family has 2 children (1 in 6th grade, 1 in 2nd grade). During harvest season, Ms. Xuan often goes to the field to get straw to feed the cows.
