Every three days a child dies in an agriculture-related incident, and every day 45 children
are injured in the United States. These tragedies should not be regarded as “accidents,” as
they often follow predictable and preventable patterns. Prevention is not only possible, but
vital, since many of these injuries are almost immediately fatal. Major sources of fatal injuries
are machinery, motor vehicles, and drowning. Tractor injuries alone account for one-third of
all deaths. The leading sources of nonfatal injuries are structures and surfaces, animals …