FACTS

1. The most common causes of death in agriculture are:

• transport – being struck by moving vehicles
• being struck by a moving or falling object, eg bales, trees etc
• falls from height
• asphyxiation or drowning
• contact with machinery
• injury by an animal
• being trapped by something collapsing or overturning
• contact with electricity, nearly two-thirds of which involves overhead power lines (OHPLs).

2. The most common causes of non-fatal injuries in:

• slip, trip or fall on the same level
• falls from height
• contact with machinery
• being injured by an animal.
• being struck by moving, including flying or falling, objects

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