Importance This research examines the general rate of accidents, lethal traumatism, severe traumatism in agriculture, hunting, and services in these areas. The research also studies types and causes of accidents and main directions for their prevention. Objectives The article presents the main directions for preventing severe accidents in agriculture, hunting and services in these areas. We analyze the frequency ratio of general traumatism, lethal traumatism and severe traumatism in agriculture and its segments within the period from 2009 to 2013. Methods We conducted a horizontal and vertical analysis of the general rate of accidents, lethal and severe traumatism in agriculture and its segments, using data of the Federal State Statistics Service. The research also reviews types and causes of accidents in agriculture using data of the Federal Labor and Employment Service, which provides consolidated data on the Russian regions and types of economic activities. We identify hazardous factors that cause traumas and injuries on the basis of the content analysis of investigative materials on lethal and severe accidents using the Database Lethal and Severe Traumatism in the Russian Agricultural Sector. Results Based on the analysis of hazardous production factors, types and causes of accidents, we outline activities for mitigating risks of lethal and severe traumatism in agriculture. Application In 2014, the All-Russian R&D Institute for Occupational Safety and Economics at the Russian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection used the outcome of the research to articulate the occupational health and safety rules in agriculture. Conclusions and Relevance If occupational health and safety rules are observed in agriculture, it will mitigate risks of lethal and severe traumas, save lives and health of workers, thus improving the quality of living and stabilizing the demography in rural areas.
Keywords: agriculture, injury, severe consequences, occupational hazards, accident prevention
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