Industrial injuries in agriculture

Abstract

Compliance with the requirements of labour protection, labour safety of workers in agriculture ensures the preservation of life and health of the rural population, reducing the risk of serious injury. At work, including in agriculture, industrial injuries threaten the health and even the life of the rural population, up to premature death.

The purpose is to consider the causes of industrial injuries of workers employed in agriculture, analyse statistical data on accidents in agriculture, and make recommendations for its prevention.

The analysis of statistical data on industrial injuries and accidents in agriculture was carried out, a comparative analysis of domestic and foreign experience with a literature review was carried out. Based on the Content analysis, hazardous production factors leading to accidents and injuries in agriculture were widely considered.

 Thanks to the study, the causes of industrial injuries in agriculture and the factors leading to accidents were identified, recommendations on measures for their prevention were given.

Based on foreign experience, studies of industrial injuries in agriculture are considered. Analysing the indicators of occupational injuries for the corresponding period of time, we conclude about their dynamics in economic activities, in various sectors of the economy and in the state as a whole.