Tractors and Machinery
Tractors and Machinery are the main cause of farm accidents in Ireland.
In the past ten years they accounted for approx. 50% of all farm deaths.
Elderly farmers and children are at particular risk.
Being crushed, struck, pinned under or falling from vehicles are the main causes of deaths with farm vehicles.
Being entangled in PTO’s, crushed under a machine part, caught in a machine mechanism, crushed between vehicles and struck by a machine object are the main causes of deaths with farm machinery.
Keys to prevention are training, good maintenance and safe work practices.
The Pie Charts below summarise the causes of fatal accidents with tractors, machinery and farm vehicles.
Fatal Accidents due to Vehicles (2000-2010)
Fatal Accidents due to Machinery (2000-2010)
View the publications relating to safety with tractors and machinery:
Tractor Safety and You
All_Terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Agriculture and Forestry Information Sheet
