Consequences of Tractor Accidents Involving Older Farmer Population in the Agriculture of the Repuplic of Macedonia
Posledice nesreća sa traktorima u poljoprivredi sa učešćem starije populacije farmera
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Dimitrovski, Zoran
Gligorevic, Kosta
Ruzicic, Lazar
Oljaca, Mico
Keywords
agricultural productionaccidents
mental and physical abilities
older farmer population
poljoprivredna proizvodnja
nesreće
psihomotorne sposobnosti
starija populacija farmera
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In agricultural production of the Republic of Macedonia, during the usage of
tractors in the field or in public transportation, a large number of accidents occurs. These
accidents often have heavy bodily injuries and tragic outcomes as consequences for the
participants. Gathered data notes that injuries involving tractors, related to farmers older
than 59 years of age, have an increased frequency. Older farmer population also has an
increased percentage of injuries with tragic outcomes. During the period of the research,
from 1999 to 2003, there has been a total of 101 tragic deaths in the Republic of
Macedonia, 57 (or 56.44%) of which in traffic accidents and 44 (or 43.56%) in accidents
involving tractor usage under agriculture circumstances. These accidents included the
tragic deaths of 13 farmers aged 55 to 65 (or 15.29% of the total number of deaths), and
14 farmers older than 65 (or 16.47%).
It should be noted that the most common causes that influence the increased number
of tragic accidents involving older farmer population are their reduced perceptive,
mental and physical abilities, which greatly effect the safety during work. U poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji u eksploataciji traktora na njivi ili u javnom
saobraćaju u R. Makedoniji, javlja se veliki broj nesreća, kada učesnici najčešće, kao
posledice, imaju teške telesne povrede, ili su to tragične posledice. Podaci iz literature
pokazuju da povrede na traktorima, koje su vezane za godine starosti farmera iznad 59
godina starosti, imaju povećanu frekvenciju. Starija populacija farmera ima i veći
procenat povreda sa tragičnim posledicama. U periodu istraživanja od 1999. do 2003.
godine u Republici Makedoniji, ukupno je tragično nastradalo 101 osoba, od kojih 57
(56,44%) u saobraćajnim nesrećama i 44 (43,56%) u nesrećama pri radu sa traktorima u
poljoprivrednim uslovima. U ovim nesrećama bilo je ukupno tragično nastradalih
farmera u starosnoj grupi od 55 do 65 godina, 13 osoba ili 15,29%, i iznad 65 godina 14
osoba, ili 16,47%.
Kao najčešći uzrok koji utiče na povećanje broja tragičnih slučajeva kod starije
populacije farmera, treba navesti, njihove smanjene senzorne i psihomotorne
sposobnosti, koje utiču na bezbednost u toku rada.