Overturns are the major cause of tractor-related deaths.
Although today's tractors are the safest ever, they are still involved in many farm accidents. A breakdown of causes of tractor related deaths in this seven-year study is shown in Table 1. A roll bar or protective cabin could have prevented almost all of these deaths. Colorado State University conducted a study of Colorado agriculture-related deaths from 1978 to 1991. The study showed 29 percent of the deaths were tractor related.