Background Agriculture is more hazardous than most other industries. Many strategies have
been introduced to reduce injuries in the field, yet the effectiveness of different interventions …

Tractor rollover occurs when a tractor tips sideways or backwards and overturns, potentially
crushing the operator. Rollovers are typically considered to occur more frequently during a …

ABSTRACT The Socio-Ecological Model (SEM) is a conceptual framework depicting
spheres of influence over human behavior that has been applied in public health settings for …

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

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of roll-
over protection structures (ROPS) as an engineering control for prevention of fatalities from …

Background Tractor overturn deaths have been recognized as a public health concern for
decades. Studies have reported on the hazards associated with tractor overturns, but none …

“While We Were Sleeping brings the stories of injury prevention alive. The stories link
research to successful advocacy for change and highlight the need to translate data—to put …

The number of serious accidents at work, despite improved technology, coordinated
prevention measures and better training and higher skill levels of farmers, is still very high in …

Background This paper describes trends of occupational machine‐related fatalities from
1992–2010. We examine temporal patterns by worker demographics, machine types (eg …

Objectives: Occupational safety and health (OSH) interventions emphasizing regulation or
education have had limited success in reducing agricultural accidents and fatalities. There is …