Fatal Cousequences and Hard Injuries in Tractor Accidents Among Young Children in Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

In this paper are the results from investigation of fatal consequences and hard injuries among children and young people in tractor accidents in Republic of Macedonia. According from the results of the investigation from 1999 to 2003 in Macedonia was injured 48 children and young people from 1 to 18 years old. From the total number of injured children and young people 39 or 81,25% are injured in tractor traffic accidents and 9 or 18,75% in tractor accidents on the field. From total number of injured farmers in tractor accidents with fatal injuries are 11 or 12,94%, and with hard injuries are 16 or 19,04% children and young people. Two children with fatal injuries in tractor accidents have 14 and 15 years old and died like tractor operators, and four children who drove a tractor had hard injuries.

U ovom radu su prikazani rezultati istraživanja tragičnih posledica i teških telesnih povreda kod dece i mladih osoba u nesrećama sa traktorima u poljoprivredi Republike Makedonije. Prema rezultatima istraživanja od 1999 do 2003 godine u Republici Makedoniji ukupno je nastradalo 48 dece i mladih osoba do 18 godina starosti. Od ukupnog broja 39 ili 81.25% nastradali su u saobraćajnim nesrećama, a 9 ili 18,75% u nesrećama pri radu sa traktorima u poljoprivrednim uslovima. U nesrećama sa traktorima, 11 (ili 12,94%) dece i mladih osoba do 18 godina starosti je poginulo, a teško je povređeno 16 (ili 19,04%), od ukupnog broja poginulih i teško povređenih farmera. Kao rukovaoci traktora poginulo je dvoje dece koje su imali po 14 odnosno 15 godina, a još četiri su maloletni rukovaoci traktora i za posledice imali su teške telesne povrede.