A farm safety expert says fewer children have been injured on farms in the last 25 years, but more prevention and education are still needed.
Barb Lee is the founder and director of the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, which along with the National Farm Medicine Center is supported by the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute.
Lee tells Brownfield the rate of non-fatal serious injuries has declined by about 60% over the past 25 years, but the number of child deaths on the farm has remained constant.
