Rollover Facts

• Each year 4 out of every 100,000 American workers die on the job.
• The fatality rate for farmers is 800% higher than all American workers.
• The tractor is the leading cause of death on a farm.
• The most frequent cause of tractor related deaths are side and rear overturns.
• Farmers in the Northeast experience the highest rates of overturn death.
• 80% of deaths caused by rollovers happen to experienced farmers.
• 1 in 7 farmers involved in tractor overturns are permanently disabled.
• 7 out of 10 farms will go out of business within a year of a tractor overturn fatality.
• ROPS are 99% effective in preventing injury or death in the event of an overturn when used with a seatbelt.
• ROPS remain 70% effective without the use of a seatbelt.