Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Evaluation of Tractor and Grain Wagon Safety Marking at Selected Commercial Iowa Grain ElevatorsPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 3(2): 91-. (doi: 10.13031/2013.17749) @1997Authors: H. M. Hanna, C. V. Schwab, C. J. Lehtola, R.W. Steffen Keywords: Lighting, Hitch, ROPS, SMV emblem
The three categories of agents involved in the largest number of agricultural fatalities
in Iowa are tractors, other farm machinery, and motor vehicles. All are involved during
harvest as grain is transported on public roadways. Forty-eight percent of all motor
vehicle collisions involving farm equipment in Iowa occur from October through
December. Tractors and wagons delivering grain to six elevators during fall harvest were
evaluated. Vocational agriculture student teams inspected for compliance with Iowa code
and ASAE standards for lighting, marking, hitch, and ROPS safety equipment.
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