NH man killed when tree rolls tractor

Tragic, Goes to show you can never be too careful. Poor guy probably thought he was doing the right thing in using the tractor to push the tree over

BOSTON GLOBE
April 19,2010

MONROE, N.H.—New Hampshire State Police say a 62-year-old farmer was killed when he was accidentally pinned under a tractor on his property in Monroe.

According to police, Howard Ward and another person had been trying to cut down a large pine tree Monday afternoon. Ward was using the tractor to push on the tree and guide it down.

Police say that as the tree started to fall, the front of the tractor became entwined with the tree. The tractor rolled over and Ward was pinned beneath it. Rescuers pronounced him dead at the scene.