Clemson Agricultural Safety

Safety Spotlight – November 2020

“I honestly had no agricultural experience (beyond being a lifelong horseback rider) before college. I started out at Clemson University as a Mechanical Engineering student and completed two years before deciding the major wasn’t the hands-on experience that I was looking for. My academic advisor recommended that I look into the Agricultural Mechanization and Business […]

Ag Injury News Report – November 2020

AG INJURY NEWS 09/02/2020: Minnesota man rescued from grain bin 09/02/2020: Barnwell man killed in ATV accident 09/03/2020: Effingham man killed in workplace accident 09/04/2020: Minnesota man seriously injured by auger 09/04/2020: Ohio tractor rollover injures three 09/22/2020: North Carolina man non-fatally injured in tractor accident 09/23/2020: Minnesota man fatally injured by corn picker Source: […]

Safety Spotlight – December 2020

“My current position with Clemson Cooperative Extension allows me to serve as a liaison between Extension and Development, and provides me the opportunity for state-wide Extension events coordination and planning. I was born and raised on a row crop and cattle operation in Southeast Georgia, so I have literally been around agriculture my entire life. […]

Ag Injury News Report – December 2020

AG INJURY NEWS 10/07/2020: Wisconsin dairy farmer fatally injured in combine accident 10/10/2020: Georgia man dies after striking tractor on roadway 10/18/2020: Michigan man fatally injured unloading material 10/26/2020: Michigan man non-fatally injured fueling tractor 11/03/2020: Thirteen year old fatally injured by cultivator 11/10/2020: California woman crushed by hay bales 11/19/2020: Simpsonville woman fatally injured […]

Safety Spotlight – January 2021

“Upon graduation in May of 2017 from Clemson University, I was given the opportunity to do something I have aspired to do my entire life. Growing up in rural Georgia and South Carolina, farming was always something that struck a huge interest in me. During my time at Clemson, on top of majoring in Agricultural […]

Ag Injury News Report – January 2021

AG INJURY NEWS 12/03/2020: Missouri man struck by train while operating tractor 12/03/2020: One injured attempting to pass tractor on roadway 12/08/2020: Minnesota man fatally injured falling into manure pit 12/09/2020: Nebraska man crushed by hay bales 12/10/2020: Missouri man injured while operating tractor on roadway 12/15/2020: Iowa man killed in farming accident Source: https://www.aginjurynews.org/