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With Virginia’s hilly terrain, tractor roll-overs are a serious hazard. Hetzel noted that nationally 48 percent of tractor fatalities occur when the tractor turned over. Such deaths are avoidable.

‘'There are no recorded fatalities from roll-overs when the tractor is equipped with a roll-bar or cab and the operator was wearing a seatbelt,” Hetzel said.

Other farm accidents can be prevented, too. Over five percent of farm injuries are to the eyes. Wearing goggles could prevent many of them.

Three kinds of individuals on farms are particularly vulnerable to accidents. They are; a hired, male worker between the ages of 15 and 24 years; youngsters between 5 and 14 years of age who often are just playing or

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