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A Summary of Lone Agricultural Worker Injuries and Fatalities
Aaron James Etienne1, William E Field1, Noah Haslett1
1Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
|March 13, 2025
Summary
Lone agricultural workers face a high fatality risk, with 74% of analyzed incidents resulting in death. Tractor rollovers were the leading cause of these preventable agricultural worker fatalities.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Safety
- Occupational Health
- Rural Health
Background:
- Underreporting of lone agricultural worker injuries and fatalities is a significant gap in data collection.
- Current incident reporting fails to classify whether victims were working alone.
- Lack of literature discussing the specific risks of agricultural work performed in isolation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the frequency and severity of injuries and fatalities among agricultural workers operating alone.
- To identify the primary causes and contributing factors of incidents involving lone agricultural workers.
- To highlight the underreporting issue and its impact on safety protocols.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of approximately 1,000 agricultural injury and fatality incident reports from 2016-2021.
- Documentation and review of 368 incidents where the worker was clearly identified as working alone.
- Examination of incident causes, victim demographics, time factors, and delayed discovery.
Main Results:
- A total of 368 incidents involved agricultural workers operating alone.
- 74% of these lone worker incidents resulted in a fatality.
- Tractor rollovers were identified as the leading cause of these fatalities.
Conclusions:
- The frequency and severity of lone agricultural worker fatalities are higher than previously understood.
- Hazardous tasks performed alone, remote locations, communication barriers, and poor cellular coverage contribute to increased risk.
- Delayed discovery of injured lone workers significantly elevates the fatality rate.
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