FACTS
- The most frequent causes of tractor-related deaths in the farm are side and rear overturns. The vehicles typically involved in these incidents are older tractors that are not equipped with Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS).
- Farming is among the most dangerous occupations in the United States, with a fatality rate that is 800 percent higher than the average American worker
- Roll-overs are among the leading causes of injury and death for farm tractor operators.
- Tractor overturn incidents can result in major injuries (crushing injuries, broken bones, and so on) and even death.
- Side overturns are the most common type of […]
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