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Farm Safety Week (Audio)

Sep 23, 2021 | 7:25 AM
Long-time area farmer, 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce reminds everyone to be safe as National Farm Safety and Health week begins to wind down

Senator Joyce noted the focus on farmer’s mental health during the most recent legislative session

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says every day about 100 agricultural workers suffer a lost-work-time injury. In 2017, 416 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury.

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