PREVENTING TRACTOR OVERTURNS

PRESENT FIGURES INDICATE AT LEAST 1000 ANNUAL FATALITIES FROM FARM TRACTOR ACCIDENTS. A NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL STUDY INDICATED 6 IN 10 OF THESE INVOLVE TRACTOR OVERTURN. SAFETY DEVICES SUCH AS CRUSH-RESISTANT CABS AND SAFETY BELTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT PREVENTION OF UPSET IS THE BASIC NEED. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO UPSETS ARE: PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRACTOR; HUMAN LIMITATIONS OF THE OPERATOR; AND ADVERSE GROUND AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARE GIVEN WITH THE SAFETY DEFENSE FOR EACH. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

  CHICAGO, IL  United States 
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Farm tractors; Fatalities; Hazards; Overturning; Prevention; Safety; Stability (Mechanics); Weather
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223363
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 20 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 10 1970 12:00AM