A 57-year-old man in Cabatuan town, Province of Iloilo was pulled fatally into a rice harvester.

Jose Tirados Matapso was pulled into the rice harvester when his shirt snagged the machine.

The incident happened in Barangay Janipaan Oeste, Cabatuan town on October 5, 2025.

According to the Cabatuan Municipal Police, Matapso was cleaning up the harvester when the incident happened.

He sustained wounds on different parts of his body.

The family is determined to file a case for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide against alias “Johnny,” the operator.

According to police investigation, the rice harvester was switched on while the victim was still cleaning up.

"Hindi niya inexpect kasi damit ang unang kinain at dumiretso na. Hindi na siya nakalayo. Iyon lang, sumigaw siya na patayin ang makina pero huli na, nakain na ang right part ng kanyang katawan," Captain Aileen Lacrite, chief of Cabatuan Municipal Police Station, said.