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Farm Bureau Safety
Child Safety on the Farm
Children are naturally curious and are naturally attracted to the many sights, sounds, animals and activities that occur on the farm. Based on amount of time spent in farm-related activities, children are more likely than adults to be injured or killed. The following facts are based on national statistics.
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Tractors are the main cause of childhood farm fatalities, either by runover, or rollover. |
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Machinery entanglements are the next highest cause of childhood farm fatalities. |
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Studies have shown that from one-third to one-half of nonfatal childhood agricultural injuries occur to children who do not live on farms. |
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Nationally, an estimated 33,000 children are injured and approximately 104 are killed on farms and ranches each year. |
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