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Show Farmer Is Urged By Red Cross to CIu Accident Hazards Washington. D C. Mecl. -..lza. tion of the American farm is accounting ac-counting for a mounting accident fatality toll, the Red Cross pointed cut in an appeal for farm owners to participate in its year-round Home and Farm Accident Prevention drive beginning the last week of October Of the 4,500 farm workers killed by accidents last year, approximately approxi-mately 28 per cent were due to carelessness and the use of faulty implements, the Red Cross said Ill-tempered Ill-tempered animals, vehicles, excessive exces-sive heat and falls led other farm uccldent causes in that order. To the farmer, the Red Cross urges a close check-up for the removal re-moval of accident hazards. Machinery, Machin-ery, tools and other equipment should be examined periodically and kept in good repair. Tools and implements should be kept in regular regu-lar places, out of the farm yard or i where they may cause a serious fall. Bulls, boars and other dangerous danger-ous animals should be kept in secure se-cure pens. Approximately 50 injuries of varying vary-ing degree occur for every farm accident ac-cident fatality a nation-wide total of some 225,000 for last year, the Red Cross appeal for greater jafety pointed out. To launch this year's Accident Prevention program the Red Cross again will distribute 10,000,000 noma and farm "check lists." By following follow-ing the suggestions urban householders house-holders can systematically check the home for accident hazards. A similar check-up is outlined for the removal of hazards on the farm. |