Fields of Pain: Farm Accident Left Tracy Vroman Severely Injured
In October 1979 a rotating tractor drive shaft tore off Tracy Vroman’s arms at age seven. Her dairy-farm parents Fred and Libby Vroman of North Norwich recount the nightmarish accident, Tracy’s rescue, and Libby’s quick actions that earned a Red Cross citation.
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Tracy Vroman
Fred
Libby Vroman
North Norwich
Libby
Tracy
Trury
The
American Red Cross
Faith, survival shape Tracy Vroman’s long road to recovery
Tracy Vroman survived a devastating farm accident that tore off both arms below the shoulders and fractured her skull. After multiple operations in Chenango Memorial Hospital and Jewish Hospital Louisville she regained use of her left arm and dreams of a psychology career while her family recalls community support totaling about 55000.
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Libby
Tracy
Fred
Chenango Memorial Hospital
Norwich
Mommy
Stacy
Chenango Memorial
Jewish Hospital
Louisville
Vroman
Sherburne-Earlville High School
Young faces risk on farms as child tractor injuries rise
Tracy Vroman lost both arms to a tractor drive shaft on a Norwich dairy barn. Doctors reattached her left arm and she learns to use her feet. The piece surveys National Safety Council estimates of 23,800 injuries and 300 child deaths yearly, cites risky practices, and debates safety rules, RO tax, and parental consent.
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Tracy
Norwich
Mom Turns Tragedy Into Farm Safety Drive
Marilyn Adams of Earlham Iowa started Farm Safety for Just Kids after her 11 year old son Keith died atop an open grain wagon. The program uses scale models a human scarecrow Patch and safety packets to educate parents and children about grain wagon hazards. Adams has testified before Congress and aims to establish chapters in all 50 states by 1991 while expanding outreach in 16 states including New York.
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National Safety Council
U.S
New York
Jack Burke
Rural Health and Safety Council
Arnold Skromme
Moline
America
Robert K. Hillei
Elbridge
Hill
John Pollock
The
Marilyn Adams
Adams
Earlham
Iowa
Patch
Keith
Just Kids
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