Takahiro Tamura, an agronomics professor at Utsunomiya University’s School of Agriculture. Agricultural workers in Japan are 10 times more likely to die in work-related accidents due to poor safety awareness, a study by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reveals.
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Farmers need to take the issue of safety much more seriously for the sake of not only themselves but also temporary staffers hired during particularly busy seasons.
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sakurasuki
How old average farmer in Japan, it's nearly 70s. With age that already way pass its prime it will lead accidents, which is really obvious.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289066/japan-average-age-person-engaged-farming/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/29/japan/japan-farmers-heat/
kohakuebisu
A quick google says over half of these are machinery related. Its not hard to imagine many scenarios. Falling under a planter or combine, your tractor tipping over on a slope, etc.
The numbers also include heatstroke, which may not be some people's idea of an accident.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/nousan/sizai/240222.html
John-San
One standard is, don,t work in 35c + weather. I hope Takahiro Tamura course teachers the work safety standards.
GBR48
I'm surprised that it is only 10x with all that agricultural machinery. Compared to a salaryman sitting at his PC all day.