Farm-Related Machinery Entanglements in Michigan

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  Power take off (PTO) systems enable a large variety of important farm tasks, powering numerous implements and tractor attachments. Augers (including those in grain silos as well as those used to dig post holes) are similarly essential to the operation of many farms. However, rotating machinery such as PTOs and augers can present some of the most dangerous work-related hazards to farmers, their workers, and their families. Since 2002, 9 people have died in Michigan from work-related farm injuries while working around PTOs or augers. Each year other farmers are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department for serious injuries, including broken or amputated limbs, after becoming entangled in these machines (9 such injuries in Michigan in 2015). The additional number of injuries from the use of PTOs or augers that are treated in urgent care or personal physician's offices, or where the victim "toughs it out" is unknown. These injuries affect a farmer's ability to do their work for weeks, months, or (in the case of amputations) for the rest of their lives. The widespread use of PTOs and augers means that it is important for everyone who works on a farm to be made aware of the hazards and, more importantly, trained in the practices required to safely work with PTOs and augers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Equipment Operation Farm Workers Hazards Machine Safety Power Takeoff PTO
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066715
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2018 Aug; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Farm-related machinery entanglements in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230997/cdc_230997_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 264.20 KB ]