Page 22 October 25, 2013 2013 LOGAN COUNTY FARM OUTLOOK MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
However, not all the safety
concerns on the farm can be
so easily addressed. Farming
involves daily contact
with several physical and
environmental hazards, and the
only way to operate safely is to
be aware of what those hazards
are and how to avoid accidents.
According to Nick Hanson,
assistant chief of the Lincoln
Rural Fire Protection District,
Logan County farmers have
become pretty good at paying
attention to safety. Hanson
recently said that there have
been very few farm-related calls
to his department over the last
few years.
He said he personally attributes
this to awareness on the part of
the farmer and safe practices.
He noted that entanglements
used to be a big hazard on the
farm. These accidents happened
primarily because farmers
removed the protective shields
from power takeoff units and
operated them unprotected.
PTOs can grab a piece of loose
clothing, and in less than a
second, a person can be pulled
into the rapidly moving gears.
This has caused injuries ranging
from the loss of fingers, to loss
of hands and arms, and even
life.
Tractor versus vehicle incidents
on the road are also low in
this area. Again, there have
been improvements in farm
equipment that may be helping
