Which of the following is the most frequent cause of farm fatalities and nonfatal injuries?

a. Manure pits (methane poison)
b. Power take-off augers
c. Storage silos
d. Tractors
e. Very old and barely functioning trucks


ANS: D
Agricultural machinery is the most common cause of fatalities and nonfatal injuries of U.S. agricultural workers, including on-farm fatalities among youth under 20 years of age (CDC, NIOSH Program, 2012). Tractor-related accidents, especially rollovers, are the most frequent causes of farm accidents and account for more than one fourth of farm fatalities.

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