Top 10 Suggestions For Tractor Safety

Jun 29, 2017

From Penn State University Extension

Tractors are the primary source of work-related injuries on farms; nationally, nearly one-third of all farm work fatalities are tractor related. In recent years, June and July have been the months when most tractor accidents have happened.

Accidents that involve tractors account for a large percentage of total farm accident fatalities. However, not all of the injuries happen while the tractor is being used for work. Injuries occur for a variety of reasons and in a number of different ways.

Hazards can be grouped into four categories:

overturns
runovers
power take-off entanglements
older tractor technology.

Top ten suggestions for tractor safety:

Match the operator to equipment
One seat = One person
Have a ROPS to provide a protected zone
Stay in the protective zone
Keep up good maintenance
Avoid common injuries from slips, trips and falls
Avoid side rollovers
Avoid rear overturns
Keep PTO guards in place
Limit mixing tractors and vehicular roadway traffic

Further explanation of the safety suggestions on this preceding list of suggestions can be found this page on Penn State’s Farm Safety website.

In addition I strongly encourage you to browse additional information from the various links about all aspects of farm safety and emergency programs.

Source: psu.edu

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