Tractor Rollovers

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson T
• Description:
  Agricultural work often involves operating heavy machinery, including tractors and assorted implements. Tractors vary in size from a 500 pound lawn tractor to a 6,000 pound farm tractor. Although, tractors are indispensable on the farm, they are also involved in most agricultural fatalities. Specifically, tractor rollovers are the most common cause of tractor-related deaths. There are two types of tractor rollovers; rearward and sideway rollovers. Rearward rollovers frequently occur when an object or implement is hitched to the tractor incorrectly. Ensure that the weight of the load and the height of the hitch is appropriate for your tractor. A sideways rollover can happen when a tractor turns too sharply or fails to negotiate an incline. Rollovers can not only critically injure the operator, but they can also seriously damage to the tractor. A rollover protection structure (ROPS) comprised of a roll bar and seatbelt can save your life and reduce damage to your tractor. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Farm Workers Injury Prevention Rollover Protective Structures ROPS Tractors Vehicle Safety
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053230
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2018 Jul; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216030/cdc_216030_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 550.64 KB ]