Tractor Tragedies

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  A child dies from injuries on a farm an average of once every 3.5 days. The most common situation involves a tractor. Consider these incidents: A 2 year old Texas boy died when he fell from a tractor driven by a relative. A 2 year old Missouri child died when he fell from a tractor and was run over. A 4 year old New York boy was injured in a incident involving 2 pieces of farm equipment. A 17 month old Colorado boy was run over and killed by a skid steer operated by his father. A 14 year old Georgia girl was scalped by a tractor's PTO shaft. A 9 year old boy from Vermont was killed while riding in a trailer being pulled by his father's tractor. A 1 year old North Dakota boy died after falling from a tractor driven by his father. His 4 year old brother survived. A 6 year old Minnesota boy died with his grandfather when the tractor they were riding rolled over. A 5 year old Kansas girl died when she fell through the windshield of a combine driven by her father. Did you notice any trends in the stories above? When children are injured or killed by machinery, a parent or grandparent is frequently the operator. Do you have children or grandchildren? Can you imagine how you would feel in that situation? The biggest tragedy of all? These deaths were 100 percent preventable. Allowing children to ride on a tractor is considered a tradition by many. But remember -- "It's easier to bury a tradition than a child." [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Agriculture Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Children Equipment Operation Health Promotion Injury Prevention Machine Safety Public Health Safety Education Tractors
• 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:20053432
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2014 Mar; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• 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/216185/cdc_216185_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 151.90 KB ]