Show SAFETY e A JET Y TALKS Most Hazardous Occupation MOST fOST farmers probably would scorn the use of industry's toed steel-toed safety shoes hard hats to protect their heads from falling objects and goggles with unbreakable unbreakable unbreakable able lenses to ward off sparks from the grindstone and splinters from the wood-cutting wood power saw If I this be true it may possibly account for agriculture ranking first as the most hazardous of occupational enterprises The National Safety council re re- reports reports re- re reports ports that of fatalities in occupational accidents during 1937 agriculture or farm acci ac dents contributed Trade and service industries were re re- responsible responsible re- re responsible for another acci acci- accidental accidental accidental dental deaths All other industries experienced e fewer accident fatali fatali- fatalities fatalities fatalities ties during that year the council said Machinery and animals were the cause ca se of most fatal farm acci acci- accidents accidents accidents dents machinery macl nery figuring in 29 per cent and animals in 21 per cent In order other farm haz haz- hazards hazards hazards ards and the per cent of fatalities they caused were Excessive heat 11 per cent falls 9 per cent ve ve- vehicular vehicular vehicular 8 per cent lightning 5 per cent crushed by falling tree 4 per cent all others 13 per cent |