Introduction In many countries, traditional data sources for collecting injuries of workers
covered by compulsory accident insurance have recently been integrated by new …

Farmworkers experience high rates of occupational injury and illness in an industry with
fatality rates seven times higher than the national average. This chapter addresses key …

The agricultural tractor was the principal source of fatal injury on American farms for thelatter
part of the 20th century, and they maintain that distinction today. Much has beenlearned …

Many fatal accidents happen in agriculture and some of them are not officially recorded. The
aim of this research was to compare official to real data about fatal accidents in agriculture …

Tractor overturns are the leading cause of all tractor-and machinery-relatedfatalities in the
agricultural industry. A rollover protective structure (ROPS) on a tractor isthe most effective …

The majority of fatal accidents involve a roll-over of a tractor without a protective structure
(ROPS). On July 18th, 1997 a royal Spanish decree was signed to force the installation of a …

This is the first of three articles that evaluate the health and economic consequencesof the
use of rollover protective structures (ROPS) on agricultural tractors. Theeffectiveness of …

This is the second of three articles that evaluate the consequences of using
rolloverprotective structures (ROPS) on agricultural tractors. It presents the results of …

The Amish and other Old Order Anabaptists have been inseparably linked with
agriculturesince coming to America. However, few efforts have been identified which …

Workers in the agriculture industry have consistently been identified as being athigh risk for
death and injury. Production agriculture, the segment of the agricultureindustry that …