BOZEMAN — A 30-year-old Montana ranch worker has died in an accident involving a hay bale. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim of the accident last Thursday as Kelsey Driscoll. The office says it received a call around 7:30 a.m. Thursday reporting that a woman was trapped between a hay bale and a truck at a ranch in Bozeman. Capt. Jason Jarrett says Driscoll was a ranch employee who was working alone when the accident happened.
While the article does not include a great deal of detail, one of the contributing factors appears to be the individual working alone.
Below are links to some resources for Bale Handling Safety:
- NASD (National Ag Safety Database): Large Round Bale Safety
- NFU: Safe Handling of Hay Bales
