rear loaders
rotary tillers
rotavators
round balers
sack elevators
seed drills
air seeders
backhoes
spading machines
balers
sprayers
square balers
chisel plows
straw shredders
combine harvesters
subsoilers
conveyor belts
sulky plows
cotton pickers
tedders
cotton strippers
terragaters
cultivators
timber forwarders
drum mowers
tractors
feed grinders
trailers
flail shredders
transplanters
front-end loaders
vacuum tankers
harrows
windrowers
harvesters
and more
hay rakes
integral planters
log splitters
manure spreaders
mowers
pickup trucks
ploughs
potato diggers
potato planters
power tillers
precision drills
pump units
devastating for both the person injured and the farm as a whole.
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not thirsty. Wear a hat and light-colored clothing. Rest in the shade.
Be sure to watch out for fellow workers and know your location in
case you need to call for assistance. Get help right away if there are
any signs of illness.
farmworkers.
travel to you.
manufacturing industries.
VEHICLE HAZARDS
Fall protection and ladder safety. OSHA's Fall Protection topics page
In 2011, vehicular accidents caused close to half (276) of the 570
HEAT
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
heat illness, especially if they are doing heavy work tasks or using
bulky protective clothing and equipment. New workers may also be
at greater risk than others if they have not built up a tolerance to hot
While safety issues surrounding grain bins and silos are sometimes
overlooked on farms, they pose many dangers. Farmworkers are
exposed to suffocation or engulfment hazards when working with
grain bins and silos, as well as grain dust exposures and explosions.
Suffocation is a leading cause of death in grain storage bins. In 2010,
the number of workers engulfed by grain stored in bins hit a record
high of 57 engulfments and 26 deaths. As a direct result, OSHA
issued a Hazard Alert and an illustrated hazard wallet card [245 KB
PDF , 2 pages] explaining the dangers of working inside grain storage
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8 died.
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
way.
employed for any type of compensation (including selfemployed) doing tasks -- such as carrying nursery stock,
repotting plants, or watering -- related to the production of
perform hand labor tasks in areas that have been treated with
harvesting activities.
contamination, and to rural residents via air, ground water and food.
labels.
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
infections, including:
Respiratory hazards. Respiratory hazards. Respiratory hazards in
barns, manure pits, machinery and silos range from acute to chronic
proper training.
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Protection.
such as gloves.
NOISE
OTHER HAZARDS
loaders, grain dryers, squealing pigs and guns are some of the most
typical sources of noise on the farm. Studies suggest that lengthy
Extreme Cold.
Lightning.
Ultraviolet Radiation.
Manure pits.
Tanks.
hazards.
equipment (PPE) but must train them in using the PPE correctly.
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Page on PPE describes proper use
of personal protective equipment.
on Electrical Safety and the NIOSH Workplace Safety & Health Topics
electrical accidents.
OSHA requirements.