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Cumulative Illinois Farm Related Deaths -
Yearly and Summary

Type of Accident 1986-
1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1986-
2005
Tractor 166 17 15 7 15 11 15 11 5 14 12 288
Farm Equipment 67 5 1 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 86
Grain Bins 25 2 0 2 2 4 4 1 3 0 5 48
PTO Related 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Electrocution 13 0 1 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 24
Animal 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 16
Roadway Related 16 1 6 5 6 3 3 4 5 10 2 61
ATV 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Manure Pit/Storage 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other 30 4 4 7 8 3 5 4 4 4 6 79
Total 342 30 30 30 35 28 31 23 19 29 28 625
Tractor Accidents                        
Overturns 99 7 9 4 10 7 9 6 3 8 5 167
Crushed by 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7;
Fell off and run over by 25 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 40
Run over while originally on ground 13 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 26
Pinned by 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 13
Other vehicle collided with tractor 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 21
Other 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 14
Total 166 17 15 7 15 11 15 11 5 14 12 288
Age of Victims                        
< 5 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
5 - 14 19 2 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 35
15 - 24 37 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 53
25 - 44 69 5 4 9 4 9 6 3 1 2 1 113
45 - 64 104 7 7 8 8 10 16 13 5 11 9 198
65+ 102 15 10 8 17 6 7 6 8 12 16 207
Unknown 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 8
Total 342 30 30 30 35 28 31 23 19 29 28 625
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