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IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Growing Farm Safety Series Presentations 12 Days of Safety Winners Celebrating Five Years of Service Why Take WHMIS… Especially If You Have Already? It Happened to One of Us 2016 Incident Summary(Incident source: The Canadian Press. (2016, January 4). Alberta man dies in propane tank explosion on farm. Theglobeandmail.com. Accessed November 9, 2022, from https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/alberta-man-dies-in-propane-tank-explosion-on-farm/article28000374/)  Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Propane tank explosion Fatality Not Confirmed Not Confirmed Not Applicable  A farm owner/operator had been using a propane-fired torched when… Read More »January Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us 12 Days of Safety Special Announcement FARMERS CARE Level 2 Is Now Available! 2023 Growing Farm Safety Series FARMERS CARE Level 1: The Re-Boot It Happened to One of Us 2022 Incident Summary (Incident source: Archer, Meaghan. (2022, October 5). 2 men arrested after theft of ‘substantial amounts’ of canola from central Alberta farm. Globalnews.ca. Accessed November 9, 2022, from https://globalnews.ca/news/9175675/canola-theft-central-alberta-farm/#:~:text=RCMP%20have%20arrested%20two%20men%20and%20recovered%20farming,farm%20and%20%E2%80%9Csuspicious%20individuals%20attempting%20to%20sell%20canola.%E2%80%9D) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Theft None Not Confirmed Not Confirmed Not Confirmed Early one morning, on a farm… Read More »December Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us What’s All The Fuss About Grain Bin Ladders? Climbing Grain Bins: How To Reduce The Risk! It Happened to One of Us 2017 Incident Summary (Source: Alberta Government. Investigation Report Worker fatally injured by a steer while loading cattle, Aug. 17, 2017. Open.alberta.ca. Accessed Oct. 17, 2022, from https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ee80e0b2-f419-42e2-988c-3f5dab31a0a4/resource/a603a0ff-a521-4756-bf6e-c569c583fb6f/download/lbr-2017-08-17-coro-view-farms-report-public.pdf) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Crushed while loading cattle into a cattle liner Fatality Not Confirmed Not Confirmed Not Confirmed The driver of a cattle liner was moving steers through a series… Read More »November Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us We Saw It on Social Media Understanding Risk It Happened to One of Us 2019 Incident Summary(Source: Alberta Government. Investigation Report Worker Fatality – Engulfed by Grain, November 20, 2019. Open.alberta.ca. Accessed September 19, 2022, from https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/b23f854f-3ee9-4188-9194-618fcb17c247/resource/257b1d02-a1af-4fce-8c63-0b79b756c91a/download/lbr-fatality-report-no-f-ohs-1891931.pdf) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Engulfed by grain inside a trailer hopper Fatality Not Confirmed Not Confirmed Not Confirmed A farm owner operator and their full-time employee of two years (who had a mixed farming operation of their own) were hauling grain to… Read More »October Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Farming and Growing Older Seniors and Agriculture-Related Fatalities Understanding Risk It Happened to One of Us 2021 Incident Summary(Source: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Run over by grain truck Fatality Not Confirmed Dairy 1203 Pinned by grain truck Fatality 30 to 39 Years Feed Lots 1201 When a fatality involving a grain truck occurs, there are typically several factors that contributed to it. A few examples of things to keep in mind as you… Read More »September Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us How Is Your Sign? Approaching Equipment Safely Fatigue… Take The Test! It Happened to One of Us 2019 Incident Summary (Source: CBC) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Motor vehicle/tractor collision Non-serious Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Incidents involving agricultural equipment and motorists are not uncommon, most don’t make the news, and sadly, the outcomes of these incidents can be far more devastating than in this instance.  While producers cannot control the actions of motorists on roads and highways, we can take steps… Read More »August Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Hydration and Heat Stress Watch for Bee and Wasp Nests Using the UV Index Lightning Safety It Happened to One of Us 2022 Producer Reported Occurrence(Source: AgSafe Alberta) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Undisclosed Non-serious injury Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed What happenedAgSafe Alberta received a report from a producer who has employees and Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) – Alberta coverage. The producer made a report to WCB within the 72-hour reporting period as they are required to do. Sometime later,… Read More »July Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Alberta Vehicle Extraction Association’s Farm Extrication & Machinery Entrapment Rescue Symposium Health and Safety Representative and Committee Training Consort Creative Hands 4-H Club Preventing a Wildfire on Your Farm It Happened to One of Us 2021 Incident Summary(Incident source: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Entanglement Fatality 70-79 Hay / Grain / Crop 1600 Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR Reports) found that between 2003 and 2012: Entanglements increased an average of 6.2% annually 51%… Read More »June Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Agricultural Operation Fined Following Incident Health and Safety Representative and Committee Training Bird Flu Hazards Farmer Mental Health: Get In The Know For Yourself and Others Mental Health Continuum Model It Happened to One of Us 2021 Incident Summary(Incident source: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code Run Over Fatality Unconfirmed Dairy 1203 Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR Reports) found that between 2003 and 2012 the top three machine types involved in run overs were:… Read More »May Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Eat. Sleep. Calve. Seed. Repeat. Hours of Sleep Hearing Loss Hurts Power Line Safety Reminders It Happened to One of Us 2021 Incident Summary(Incident source: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety) Description Injury Type Age Range Sector WCB Code TractorRollover Fatality 15 to 19 Years Beef Producers 1200 According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 85% of all tractor rollovers are sideways rollovers! Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR Reports) shows that the top five immediate causes of rollovers are: Travelling… Read More »April newsletter