- Tractors and machinery are involved in three out of four farm injuries to children.
- Livestock are unpredictable. They are linked to one of every five injuries on the farm.
- One-third of all entrapments and suffocations in flowing grain involve children under age 14.
- At least half of the U.S. deaths from pesticides are to children under age 10.
- Falls from fram machinery and in building are a major cause of injuries under age nine.
- Electricity is always a danger for children, especially on farms.
Farm Safety for young children
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10/1/2007