Farm Safety

A 23-year-old has died in a tractor-related tragedy.

A farmer is believed to have been crushed to death after he was found next to a tractor with its engine running.

A farmer has died in a tragic slurry incident.

A self-employed worker has died after falling from a cattle shed roof.

An 11-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a farm incident after he fell from a tractor and trapped his leg in a mower. 

A monitor fixed to a crop sprayer prevented the driver from seeing an oncoming cyclist, an inquest heard.

Industry has renewed its safety calls after two people were killed in separate farm incidents a day apart. 

The safety record in agriculture continues to show a worryingly high injury and death rate, especially where machinery is involved.

This week, Farmers Guardian launches a new farm safety series looking at what can be done to drive down the shocking toll of death and serious injury on UK farms.

Health and Safety regulations should be regarded as an enabler and not an inhibitor, according to well-known farm safety trainer, Brian Rees. Gaina Morgan reports.