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Farm Safety |
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Jesse LaPrade
Extension Farm Safety and Environmental Specialist
Corley Building
Auburn University, AL 36849
334-707-9534
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Farm safety is a serious issue in the United States. The annual death rate for farm workers involving on-farm accidents is 20.3 per 100,000 workers nationally. Forty-six percent of all farm fatalities are from the use of farm tractors and implements used with tractors. Nearly one-half of farm fatalities from using tractors involve the tractor overturning. Between 75 to 85 percent of current overturns are to one side because tractors have a high center of gravity. Sudden turns at low or high speeds can cause a tractor to overturn to either side.
Please fill out the Alabama Farm Injury and Fatality Survey to help Extension collect data about injuries and fatalities in the state.
Farm Safety Training Materials
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Fact Sheets
Horticultural Business Safety Education Program
News Articles
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