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Farm Deaths: 2005 & 1986-2005

Type of Incident 2005* 1986-2005*
Tractor 12 288
Farm Equipment (Other than tractors) 1 86
Grain Bins 5 48
PTO Related 0 14
Electrocution 1 24
Animal 1 16
Roadway Related 2 61
ATV 0 24
Manure Pit/Storage 0 5
Other 6 79
Total 28 625
     
Tractor Incidents    
Overturns 5 167
Crushed by 0 7
Fell off and run over by 1 40
Run over while originally on ground 0 26
Pinned by 1 13
Other vehicle collided with tractor 3 21
Other 2 14
Total 12 288
     
Age of Victims    
Under 5 years of age   11
Five through 14 0 35
Fifteen through 24 2 53
Twenty-five through 44 1 113
Forty-five through 64 9 198
Sixty-five and older 16 207
Unknown 0 8
Total 28 625

*1986-92, 2002, 2005 data compiled from the clippings provided by the Illinois Press Association. It is estimated that the data reported includes 60-80 percent of the actual farm work deaths in Illinois in those years. Data for 1993-2001, 2003 were compiled using Illinois Press Association clippings and a survey of death certificates by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Epidemiological Studies.

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