Massachusetts Boy Seriously Hurt in Bobcat Tractor Accident

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Massachusetts Boy Seriously Hurt in Bobcat Tractor Accident

A Bobcat is a compact tractor commonly used by homeowners with significant acreage and during smaller scale construction projects. They can be fitted with a variety of attachments to dig holes, hammer through concrete, move dirt and shovel snow. With all of the snow storms hitting our area this winter, people are using Bobcats and other similar machines to clear driveways and plow streets across the Commonwealth.

According to a recent news article from the Boston Herald, a 12-year-old Pepperell boy was seriously injured when hit by his family's Bobcat. Witnesses say victim's juvenile brother was operating the machine to clear snow after a recent storm. The victim was walking behind the Bobcat when he slipped on an icy path left by its tracks. The young operator did not see his brother had fallen behind him and backed over his brother.