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Latest News: Seward Receives The National Agricultural Safety Award

Seward Receives The National Agricultural Safety Award

July 9, 2020

Oneonta, NY – Senator James Seward, who has served in the New York legislature for over three decades, received national recognition Wednesday at the North American Agricultural Safety Summit for his tireless service to the farm community. "Agriculture is New York State's number one industry. It is vital to our economy...

Latest News: Public Health Intervention in NYS Model for Rest of Country

Public Health Intervention in NYS Model for Rest of Country

March 13, 2019

Cooperstown, NY – At least 10 lives and more than four million dollars were saved in New York State (NYS) between 2007 and 2017 thanks to a program designed to increase the retrofitting of rollover protective structures (ROPS) on tractors built before 1985. An analysis of the program's effectiveness was recently published...

Latest News: Keeping Farmers Safe: The National ROPS Rebate Program - Video

Keeping Farmers Safe: The National ROPS Rebate Program - Video

September 18, 2018

Julie Sorensen, PhD, talks about the National ROPS Rebate Program and its significant impact on agricultural workers.This video was filmed during NIOSH's Expanding Research Partnerships: State of the Science Conference, and can be viewed on the CDC YouTube Channel....

Latest News: Tractor rollover death brings attention to rollbar program

Tractor rollover death brings attention to rollbar program

September 8, 2016

Mark Wright was using a tractor to haul wood on his hilly property south of Mount Horeb this month when the tractor rolled over and crushed him to death. The 1950s tractor, like about half of the 200,000 tractors on farms in Wisconsin, didn't have a rollbar, which can greatly reduce...

Latest News: Tractor rollover stats point to prevention with ROPS

Tractor rollover stats point to prevention with ROPS

May 29, 2016

Doug Raber, a Livingston County grain farmer, says he isn't much of a public speaker. But he will talk about a farm accident he experienced if it might help someone else. "I don't particularly like to talk to groups, but if you could bring light to one person, it's worth it,"...

Latest News: Tractor upgrades cut deaths

Tractor upgrades cut deaths

November 2, 2010

Coroner Karl Addis said Simmons, who was pinned under the tractor, was pronounced dead at Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, S.C., despite the efforts of bystanders who quickly lifted the tractor off her. A preliminary autopsy Monday showed she sustained a laceration to the heart due to multiple rib fractures,...