Assessing farm tractor incidents and awareness levels of operators for tractor safety issues in the Hatay province of Turkey

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dc.authorscopusid15076998800
dc.authorscopusid55332357400
dc.authorscopusid6603435285
dc.contributor.authorGörücü Keskin, S.
dc.contributor.authorKeskin, M.
dc.contributor.authorSoysal, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T15:41:22Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T15:41:22Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractStudies and statistical data on safety issues related to farm tractors and machinery are very limited in developing countries, including Turkey. This study was carried out to investigate tractor-related incidents in the Hatay province, located in the midsouth of Turkey. A questionnaire was conducted with 107 tractor operators using face-toface interviews. Data were evaluated according to the incident type, machinery involved, and mechanism of injury or fatality. A total of 101 incidents were reported by 77 of the 107 respondents. Most of the incidents were due to tractor rollovers (65.4%), 14.8% of the incidents were due to entanglement of body parts in moving machinery, and 12.9% involved crashing into other vehicles or obstacles. The leading cause of the incidents was personal mistakes (60.4%). Fatalities resulted from 25.7% of the incidents, while 45.5% of the incidents caused non-fatal injuries. Only 5.6% of the tractors had a ROPSenclosed cab. The percentage of ROPS-equipped tractors was 19.6%, while 41.3% of the tractors had a shade cover and 33.6% had no protective structure. Only one of the respondents used a seatbelt, although 44.9% of them stated that seatbelts should be used. It was also found that only 13.5% of the operators had training in work safety, while 95.1% stated that incidents might be reduced if people were trained. Development of appropriate policies and training programs are needed for safer operation of agricultural machinery to reduce injuries and fatalities due to farm accidents. © 2012 ASABE.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage128en_US
dc.identifier.issn1074-7583
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22655521en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84864848933en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage113en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/14220
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Agricultural Safety and Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAccidenten_US
dc.subjectFatalityen_US
dc.subjectInjuryen_US
dc.subjectSafetyen_US
dc.subjectTractoren_US
dc.titleAssessing farm tractor incidents and awareness levels of operators for tractor safety issues in the Hatay province of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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