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4.11 FATAL AGRICULTURE-RELATED INJURY ROLLOVER
BY ROLLOVER TYPE, 2011 – 2020
Of the 20 rollover fatalities, 30% (n=6)
occurred sideways in direction.
Another 25% (n=5) of the rollover fatalities
were backwards, and in 45% (n=9), either
the direction of the rollover could not be
determined or there was insufficient
documentation to determine the direction of
the rollover at the time of death.
The majority of the rollover fatalities involved
a tractor 65% (n=13), 20% (n=4) involved a
mower and another 15% (n=3) involved an
all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
4.12 FATAL AGRICULTURE-RELATED INJURY ROLLOVERS
BY THE TOP 3 IMMEDIATE CAUSES AND ACTIVITIES OF ROLLOVERS, 2011 – 2020
Top 3 Immediate Causes (percent based on known causes and activities)
Ÿ Of the 20 rollover agriculture-related fatalities, travelling too close edge accounted for 38% of the
rollover fatalities (n=5)
Ÿ towing (extraction) accounted for another 23% (n=3)
Ÿ travelling on incline, rough terrain, dragging logs / implements, pulling stumps / trees, pulling heavy
machine / trailer, each accounted for 8% with 1 fatality for each cause
Ÿ 35% of the rollover fatalities, a cause could not be determined or there was insufficient
documentation to determine the cause of the rollover.
Top 3 Activities
Ÿ Of the 20 rollover agriculture-related fatalities, 39% (n=7) of the rollovers identified transportation
as the most common activity prior to deaths. This involves travelling on highways / roadways.
Ÿ 28% (n=5) involved mowing,
Ÿ 11% (n=2) each for field work and towing (extraction).
Ÿ 10% of the rollover fatalities, an activity could not be determined or there was insufficient
documentation to determine the activity prior to the rollover.
Canadian Agriculture Injury Reporting
Agriculture-related Fatalities in Ontario
1990 – 2020
6
Rollover Sideways
30%
5
Rollover Backwards
25%
9
Rollover Unspecified
45%
