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Farm Fatalities
by Source/Agency • 1979-1983
5 year total • 226
1983 Figures provisional
108 `f rw •k t • i'TU
56 Machinery
119 Other
5 Animal Related
6 Electrocution
8 Hit by/or against objects
9 Chemical/Furnes
15 Asphyxiation
Safety lst on the Farm
National
Farm
Safety
Week
July 25
to
July 31
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July I' 25-31
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Farm injuries increase in 1983
Injuries occurring to farm workers on
Ontario farms increased substantially in
1983, according to recently released statistics
from the Farm Safety Association. The 14 per
cent increase from the previous year, falls on
the heels of recorded reductions in injuries
for 1981 and 1982, The 1983 survey includes
2,809 injuries. The previous high for lost -time
injuries occurred in 1980 when 2,650 injuries
occurred. The lowest number of farm injuries
occurred in 1972 with 1,637 injuries.
The agricultural commodity groups ac-
counting for the largest number of injuries
were the landscape/nursery group with 635
injuries (22.6 per cent), tobacco 632 (22.5 per
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Cent) and fruit and vegetable 321 (11.4 per
cent). The number of injuries for the
landscape/nurseryroup and tobacco in-
creased substantially in 1983 over the
previous year. The number of injuries
recorded for the fruit and vegetable group
decreased from the previous year. The
Counties or regions with the largest number
6'f farm injuries were, Haldimand-N7.8 orfolk 351
M2.5 er iddlesex 174 (6'.2 per centYork 218 ), Elgine167 (5.r 9
per cent). Oxford, Niagara and Ottawa•Carie-
ton recorded 164 (5.8 per cent), 157 (5.6 per
cent) and 147..(5.3., per .cent) respectively,
The Para' Safety Association also recorded
48 farm fatalities in 1983. Forty farm fatalities
were recorded in 19.82. Tractor rollovers
claimed 11 lives and approximately 20 more
people were killed with other types of farm
equipment. Ten of the recorded fatalities
occurred to individuals under the age of 20
years old.
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