Tractor overturns are the leading cause of death on farms in the USA.

In 2012, 374 farmers and farm workers died as a result of a farm-related incident. On average, 113 people under the age of 20 die every year from a farm related injury.

Every day in the US, roughly 167 agricultural workers suffer a lost work time injury, with 5% of these injuries resulting in permanent impairment. In 2012, 14,000 people under the age of 20 were injured on farms across the US.