A Study of Five Years of Tractor-related Fatalities in Iowa

  • Lehtola, Carol;
  • Marley, Stephen J. ;
  • Melvin, Stewart W.

Abstract

Agricultural tractor-related fatalities in Iowa for the five years 1988 through 1992 were analyzed. One hundred thirty-six fatalities from 131 fatal incidents reported in Iowa newspapers were used as the data source. There were no deaths in overturns involving tractors equipped with a rollover protective structure (ROPS). Based on years of productive life lost, it is estimated that tractor fatalities cost Iowa a minimum of $7.25 million per year.

Journal: Applied Engineering in Agriculture 10(5):627-632 (1994)


Publication #: Applied Engineering in Agriculture 10(5):627-632


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