Show r SAFETY TALKS most hazardous occupation MOST fost farmers probably would scorn file use of indu steel toed safety shoes hard hats to protect their heads from falling fall in 9 objects and goggles with unbreakable lenses to ward off sparks from the grindstone and splinters sp finters from the wood woodcutting cutting power saw it if this be true it may possibly account for agriculture ranking rank ing first as the most hazardous of occupational enterprises the national safety council reports that of fatalities in in occupational accidents during 1937 agriculture or farm a accidents acl contributed trade and service industries were responsible for another acal accidental deaths all other industries experienced fewer accident fatalities during that year the council said machinery and animals were e the cause of most fatal farm ace accidents machinery figuring in 29 per cent and animals in 21 per cent in order other farm hazards and the per cent of fatalities they caused were excessive heat 11 per cent falls 9 per cent vehicular hi 8 per cent lightning 5 per cent crushed by falling failing tree 4 per cent all others 13 per cent |