UPSALA-An 80-year-old Burtrum man was run over by his own tractor Monday night at a residence in Elmdale Township near Upsala.
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office was called at 6:07 p.m. to where Gerald Vornbrock of Burtrum was attempting to start his Farmall H tractor by hand with a hand crank and forgot he had it in gear. As the tractor started, it accelerated forward and due to the ice Vornbrock was unable to get out of the way. The tractor knocked him to the ground and the back wheel of the tractor ran over his pelvic area.
Vornbrock was transported to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls by Gold Cross Ambulance where his condition is unknown.
The Minnesota State Patrol, Upsala Fire Department and Upsala First Response Team assisted at the scene.
