No one deliberately has a tractor accident. Recent studies show that tractors accounted for two out of every five accidents.
Overturns have the highest fatality rate of tractor accidents occurring on the farm.
To decrease this death rate, the Department of Labor established the Roll-Over Protective Structure Standard, more commonly known as the ROPS Standard. It also requires that employees receive training in the nine areas of safe tractor operation outlined here. Such training shall be given at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter. The purpose of this guide is to assist employers and employees in this training. Farm employers should review this guide with anyone who operates a farm tractor.