The Prevention of Accidents on Farms and in Homes
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
1942

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Abstract

This report was prepared as a part of the Bureau's research program on agricultural insurance. Material presented here was assembled in connection with the growing need for additional study of farm safety and for a type of insurance coverage that will give the farmers and their occasional hired hands protection against accidents that is commensurate with the risks involved in their work.

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Title
The Prevention of Accidents on Farms and in Homes
Author(s)
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Subject(s)
Issue Date
1942-09
Publication Type
Report
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.338507
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/338507
Language
English
Total Pages
66
Note
Contents: Introduction; Farm and Home Accidents (How the War Affects Agricultural Accidents - Availability of Data - Frequency of Farm and Home Accidents - Ratio of Accidents to Fatalities - Kinds of Agricultural Accidents - Causes of Accidents - Severity of Farm Accidents - Costs of Accidents - Accident Insurance); Organized Programs for Agricultural-Accident Prevention (National Safety Council - Agricultural Extension Program - Agricultural Interdepartmental Safety Committee - Farm Security Administration - Offers Instructor Training Course - Farm Equipment Manufacturers); Articles of Miscellaneous Nature on Agricultural Accidents (Kind of Farm Hazards - Accident Statistics Not Exhaustive - Will War Food Program Increase Farm Accidents? - Farm-Home Accident Problems - War Introduces New Hazards - Farm Accidents High); Safety Education in Accident Prevention (Research in Safety Education - Urges Specific Measures); Report by States; Appendix (Exhibit I - Claims and Medical Expenses of Farm Labor Under Workmen's Compensation, and Amount of Payroll, Policy Years 1935 and 1936 Combined - Exhibit II - Individual Accident Reports of Farm Labor from Workmen's Compensation Experience - Exhibit III - Workmen's Compensation Premium Rates for Farm Labor - Exhibit IV - Suggested Questionnaire Form for Reporting Farm Accidents).
Record Appears in
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) > Economic Research Service > Miscellaneous Publications

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