Characteristic features of tractor-related accidents in Polish private agriculture

There were analyzed 977 accidents related to farm tractors which happened in the time period 1996-1997 in Polish private agriculture. The accidents were classified according to age and gender of victims, kind of activity at the moment of accident, season of the year, time of a day and injury topography. The results have shown that the most frequently accidents happen during mounting and especially when dismounting from tractors. The great share of accidents in the third quarter of a day (between 12:00 noon and 5:59 p.m.) and the increase of injuries severity during a day suggest a possibility of farmers^ fatigue as a factor that influences on accidents phenomenon. The most severe accidents happen during operation tractors. The results have also shown that the most frequently injured parts of body were shank and foot as a consequence of great share of accidents occurred during dismounting and mounting of tractors.

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