Man freed after pinned under tractor
May 27, 2015
Charlea Mills
A Shell Knob man had to be freed using the jaws of life by the Central Crossing Fire Department last Thursday.
Stefan Daskiewic, 69, of Shell Knob, was driving the Case 350 tractor on Farm Road 1262 six miles south of Shell Knob when he travelled off the right side of the roadway and overturned, according to a crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
According to a statement by Central Crossing Chief Rusty Rickard, “Central Crossing crews were dispatched to a report of a man trapped under a tractor. Upon arrival we found a large tractor that was upside down in the ditch with the driver trapped underneath.” The department used the jaws of life and air bags to free Daskiewic.
Daskiewic had moderate injuries but needed to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Rickard said, “Due to a large amount of fuel and oil that had leaked, a full patient decontamination had to be performed, then the patient could be loaded and flown to the hospital.” He was flown to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
Rickard called the response a “team effort” between the fire department, Barry County E9-1-1, Cox Ambulance, Mercy Lifeline and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Charlea Mills
A Shell Knob man had to be freed using the jaws of life by the Central Crossing Fire Department last Thursday.
Stefan Daskiewic, 69, of Shell Knob, was driving the Case 350 tractor on Farm Road 1262 six miles south of Shell Knob when he travelled off the right side of the roadway and overturned, according to a crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
According to a statement by Central Crossing Chief Rusty Rickard, “Central Crossing crews were dispatched to a report of a man trapped under a tractor. Upon arrival we found a large tractor that was upside down in the ditch with the driver trapped underneath.” The department used the jaws of life and air bags to free Daskiewic.
Daskiewic had moderate injuries but needed to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Rickard said, “Due to a large amount of fuel and oil that had leaked, a full patient decontamination had to be performed, then the patient could be loaded and flown to the hospital.” He was flown to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
Rickard called the response a “team effort” between the fire department, Barry County E9-1-1, Cox Ambulance, Mercy Lifeline and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.