That is the theme for the 2013 National Farm Safety and Health Week which is September 15-21. While agriculture is our nation's top industry, it unfortunately is also one of the most dangerous industries. In 2012 agriculture had 475 fatal industries which ranks third out of all the industries in the United States. However, those 475 fatalities equate to 21.2 fatalities per 10,000 workers which is the highest when compared to all other industries.
Please keep these statistics and numbers in mind as you are finishing up harvest, loading and unloading grain bins, feeding cattle or loading them up to move them from place to place. We do not want to add to these numbers.
For more information, press releases, and statistics, please visit the website for the National Education Center for Farm Safety.
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