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ESTABLISHED OVER 60 YEARS
•,SUFFOCATION HAPPENS QUICKLY - Stephen Matisz, Safety Consultant with the
Farm Safety Association Inc., demonstrates how quickly a child can be sucked into
a grain bin, during a workshop on farm safety Saturday. The workshop was held
at Vincent Farm Equipment Ltd., Seaforth. Robinet photo.
Women
from page 1
15) fatalities on Ontario farms during the
1977-1986 period. Of these, 47 occurred bet-
ween 1977 and 1981, and 33 took place dur-
ing the subsequent five-year period. Male
children accounted for 78 per cent of the
deaths.
Child fatalities were most frequent dur-
ing May and July, with 15 farming -related
deaths occurring in each of these months
over the 10 -year -period. August and
November wwere next, with respective
totals of 12 and 11 child fatalities. These
months correspond with active periods of
machinery operation for planting and
harvesting.
The majority of child fatalities occurred
in and around farmsteads. There were 26
deaths in buildings/structures, while 25
fatalities occurred in farm yards. The re-
mainder took place in fields or on
roadways.
' Tractor operations were implicated in 34
of the child deaths. Extra riders lost their
lives in 13 accidents, while seven innocent
bystanders were killed by tractors. Various
other farm machines were cited in 21 child
deaths, including 15 fatalities involving
farm wagons.
Suffocation in flowing grain (most fre-
quently in grain wagons) accounted for a
rpumber of child fatalities. Other causesof
death included farm animals, falls, farm
vehicles, fire, structural collapse, and be-
ing struck by objects.
SENIOR FARMERS
Approximately 15 per cent of the total
farming deaths happened to individuals in
the oldest age group. Tractors were urn -
plicated in 68 per cent (44 out of 65)
fatalities involving the elderly. This was
considerably higher than the 49 per cent of
deaths attributed to tractors for the total
Soh/4y group.
Within 'the 65 -and over age grouping, a
majority of deaths (35) occurred in farm
fields. Most (51) were farm operators. Of
the 65 victims in this age group, two were
female.
"The purpose of this workshop was to
teach women and children to be able to
identify problems and/or safety hazards
that might be present on their farms,"
added Mr. Matisz.
"And now is the time to do it - prior to
spring, so people can take care of the pro-
blems they had last year, and develop bet-
ter work habits before they are full speed
working again. We want those who attend
this workshop to be able to think in terms
of what to do if something goes wrong.
There's no point in being able to start a
tractor, for example, if you don't know
how to shut it off."
"We can't teach them everything, but we
can get them thinking so they know what
to ask."
Concern
•
SAFETY HAZARDS - As part of a workshop of farm safety, held Saturday at Vin-
cent Farm Equipment Ltd., Seaforth, women and children were encouraged to study
an older model tractor and identify safety hazards. Robinet photo.
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Serving Seaforth and all of Huron County
MICHAEL FALCONER
153 HIGH STREET, CLINTON
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brought us Chernobyl, Bhopal, the con,-
taminatfon at the Department of Energy
weapons facilities, and Alar. It is time we
listened to the people who will be damag-
ed by the promises of these `experts'."
To their credit, several companies have
already issued statements that they will
not market irradiated foods. Among them
are the Quaker Oats Company (U.S.) and
H.J. Heinz Company. When a Canadian A
& P store tried to test -market irradiated
potatoes, negative customer reaction forc-
ed them to stop. West Germany, Australia,
New Zealand and Sweden have banned
food irradiation, as have the states of
Maine, New Jersey, and New York.
Consumers' power is at the cash
register. It has now been made perfectly
clear that we will not set a place for the
nuclear industry at our dinner tables.
Yours truly
Anne Hansen
Irene Kock
Nuclear Awareness Project,
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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