Sarah at HorseJobs.ca's Blog – April 2011 Archive (1)

Can your barn job be Deadly?

Sometimes it is not the horse, but the horsepower that is a real danger on the farm or around the barn.

In 2010 alone, There were 22 work related deaths on Alberta farms in that year. Of the 22 fatalities, 19 were males, 12 were 60 or over, and 3 were children. Four incidents were electrocutions, and another four involved either baling or moving bales.  This number doesn't even come close to the number of work related injuries.   Do we take too much…

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Added by Sarah at HorseJobs.ca on April 5, 2011 at 1:06pm — No Comments

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