Farmers across the country have benefitted from the National ROPS Rebate Program. Check out some of their stories:
Occupational Safety
Public Health
Economic Impact
Tetrault Brothers
Carriere Family
Each year, approximately
out of 100,000 American farmers die on the job
The tractor is the leading cause of death on a farm; the most frequent cause of tractor-related deaths are side and read overturns
deaths per year
A single tractor rollover fatality has a nearly
financial impact on local farming communities.
Based on work hours lost over a lifetime due to a work-related fatality, families of overturn victims lose an average of
In America,
of deaths caused by rollovers happen to experienced farmers
farmers involved in tractor overturns are permanently disabled
Slopes, hilly terrains, and ditches are high risk areas for rollovers.
In its first ten years, the ROPS Rebate Program saved more than
as a result of averted injuries and fatalities in New York State alone.
farmers go out of business within five years of a tractor overturn fatality
Through the National ROPS Rebate Program, the average out-of-pocket expense for a ROPS kit is
ROPS are
effective in preventing injury or death in the event of an overturn when used with a seatbelt, and 70% effective when used without a seatbelt.
Roughly
of US tractors do not have rollover protection.
The National ROPS Rebate Program provides farmers with support in locating certified rollover protection for their tractors, and provides 70% rebates to help cover the cost.
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