{"id":4514,"date":"2025-09-02T21:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/?p=4514"},"modified":"2025-09-02T21:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:02:53","slug":"purdue-ag-safety-health-program-releases-summary-of-2024-indiana-farm-related-fatalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/purdue-ag-safety-health-program-releases-summary-of-2024-indiana-farm-related-fatalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Ag. Safety &amp; Health Program Releases Summary of 2024 Indiana Farm-related Fatalities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Purdue Agricultural Safety and Health Program recently published the &#8220;2024 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary with Historical Overview&#8221;.\u00a0 With harvest season beginning around the state, and the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.necasag.org%2Fnationalfarmsafetyandhealthweek%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cejsheldo%40purdue.edu%7C50da4164027941ff2ed008dde5a186d7%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638919204447523507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WWLX3YBmSRWztfxl3S7CJqbETlWgV2JGXFlJKGl9mbQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Farm Safety and Health Week<\/a>\u00a0(September 22-27) the summary is an excellent, but sobering, reminder of the risks farm operators and farm worker face each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of findings from the 2024 study include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An 87% increase in documented fatalities from 2023 (15 to 28)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals over the age of 60 are the primary victims (57%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tractors continue to be the primary agent involved (38%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amish and Old Order communities account for a disproportionate number of incidents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men account for (96%) of incidents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Graph-1024x525.png\" alt=\"Indiana farm fatality graph 1971-2024\" class=\"wp-image-4509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Graph-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Graph-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Graph-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Graph.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annual Indiana Farm Related Fatalities 1971-2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Purdue Ag. Safety team encourages everyone to make safety a priority as we enter the busy harvest season.  The full summary can be downloaded here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/indiana-farm-fatality-summaries\/\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/indiana-farm-fatality-summaries\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about safety and health on the farm and in rural Indiana, please visit the following websites that have been designed to enhance the quality of life of farm families and farm workers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agsafety.4youth.info%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cejsheldo%40purdue.edu%7C50da4164027941ff2ed008dde5a186d7%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638919204447550824%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TZkZNVH%2FSvq4i6S5nPXlkOcJv7sSHeopoH%2Bx3BDjmms%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.agsafety.4youth.info<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inprepared.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cejsheldo%40purdue.edu%7C50da4164027941ff2ed008dde5a186d7%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638919204447582899%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vUed1qCuFRPyk2arakwNtZYGN6sxfVdhZoV6K3fsQyY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.inprepared.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agconfinedspaces.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cejsheldo%40purdue.edu%7C50da4164027941ff2ed008dde5a186d7%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638919204447611149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vQ14AbLRA7xBBWouIyk20uEeushj6r3DhvqFUPhE8uM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.agconfinedspaces.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agrability.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cejsheldo%40purdue.edu%7C50da4164027941ff2ed008dde5a186d7%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C638919204447636232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uUd6Fqx2jzRhscMBcqKi1nHijx0EgEcGKrftXL9F0Cc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.agrability.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Map.png 731w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Farm-Fatality-Map-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Purdue Agricultural Safety and Health Program recently published the &#8220;2024 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary with Historical Overview&#8221;.\u00a0 With harvest season beginning around the state, and the upcoming National Farm Safety and Health Week\u00a0(September 22-27) the summary is an excellent, but sobering, reminder of the risks farm operators and farm worker face each day. 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