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Prepared For On-Farm Emergencies? Steps To Take – DTN Oct 6, 2020
The number of ag workers that suffer serious injuries or die on the job each year is staggering. In 2017 alone, 416 farmers and farmworkers died from work-related injuries, according to […]
Farm and Kids – Every 3 Days a Child Dies in Ag-Related Accident Apr 24, 2017
There are approximately two million farms in the U.S. There are also approximately 900,000 kids who live on farms, and more than half (51%) work on the farms where they […]
Indiana: Farm Fatalities Increased in ’14 Oct 7, 2015
There were 25 farm-related deaths in Indiana last year, an increase from 18 the previous year, according to Purdue University’s 2014 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary. Despite the one-year increase, the […]
Farm Safety: Grain Bin Entrapments Up Nationwide in 2014 Apr 29, 2015
The number of grain bin entrapments and resulting fatalities in the U.S. rose last year to their highest levels since 2010, due in part to the large amount of grain […]
Farm Safety: Equipment Injuries Avoidable by Keeping Aware of Surroundings Nov 13, 2014
Working long hours without an adequate amount of sleep is just one example of how farmers can increase their risk of injury during harvest, a safety expert with Ohio State […]
Harvest: No Time for an Accident – Slow Down. Oct 9, 2014
According to the Russell & Hill, pllc team, a few simple precautions and a little bit of common sense can go a long way toward helping prevent farm-related accidents and […]
Simple Safety Precautions Prevent Injuries, Save Time and Money May 15, 2014
Working fast to get crops in to beat incoming weather is just one instance in which farmers increase their risk of injury, a safety expert with Ohio State University’s College […]
