(Le Mars) — This week is National Farm Safety Week. It is designed to call attention to the dangers of farming, especially during harvest season. Iowa State University Extension Agricultural Engineer and Safety Specialist Chuck Schwab says agriculture ranks as one of the most dangerous and deadliest
occupations.
Schwab says the most common accidents involving agriculture include: tractor roll-overs, ATV roll-overs, roadway collisions with farm equipment, grain suffocation, electrocution, and machine entanglement. He says one reason for agriculture to be listed high with injuries and deaths is because so many people
from a wide age demographic are involved with agriculture.
The Iowa State University Safety Specialist says the same is true with the younger generation.
Schwab says the best thing a farmer can do is to make good decisions, and to take a break from the action and have a moment of rest.
