Tractors today are safer than ever, but are still involved in many farm accidents.
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 roll bar or roll-over protective structure and seat belt usage could have prevented all of these deaths. Other fatalities include falls, run-overs, crushes and PTO entanglement. 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.