2023年8月17日 · Tractors are considered a critical piece of equipment; however, tractors and other transportation related incidents are also the number one cause of death on the farm, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Failure to observe safety precautions when operating tractors and attachments can result in serious injury or death.

2022年9月19日 · According to findings published in the Journal of Agromedicine, most injuries occurred from April through September. The most common injury was fracture, followed by open wound or amputation. The primary source of injury was in the vehicles category, with tractors being the dominant vehicle type.

Overturns, run overs, entanglement, and highway collisions involving agricultural tractors kill approximately 250 people a year and are by far the leading cause of death and serious injury in agriculture. Overturns consistently account for more than half this total, despite the fact that a simple solution is available and has been for years.

Most farmworker injuries and deaths are caused by tractor incidents such as overturns, runovers, power take-off (PTO) systems, and unintended contact with tractor attachments or implements. Employers are responsible for ensuring a safe work environment for every worker.

While all tractor operators are at risk of overturning a tractor, highest rates of fatalities occur. in the Midwest, Northeast, and South regions of the US; in farms involved in crop production; among farm family members; among older operators; The most frequent causes of tractor-related deaths are side and rear overturns.

Collect: The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention collects information about farm-related deaths in the National Fatality Review- Case Reporting System (NFR-CRS). Data : Between 2004-2020, child death review teams reviewed deaths of 478 youth younger than age 18 who died on a farm in a rural or frontier geographical area. 1

2012年3月8日 · Each day, approximately 243 agricultural workers suffer lost-time injuries, with 5 percent of these resulting in permanent impairments, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The leading cause of fatal farm injuries was tractor overturns, which accounts for more than 90 deaths annually.

2010年7月1日 · In South Korea, tractor accidents constituted 12.3% of agricultural machinery accidents in 2020, with farmer injuries caused by lateral overturning and backward rollover accidents in...

While data from the National Safety Council show that tractor-related deaths and fatality rates have decreased since 1969, current surveillance data indicate that an average of 218 farmers and farmworkers die annually from tractor-related injuries. Of these deaths, approximately 120 are associated with tractor overturns.

farm work-related injuries and fatalities (9). Al-though tractors were associated with 8 percent of farm workinjuries, they accountedfor one-third of all fatalities and exceededthe rates for other types of agricultural machinery and trucks, which each accounted for 19 percent offatal injuries. Tractor-related fatalities and other injuries asso ...