Male farmers with an average age of 56 made up the grim death toll on farms across Victoria last year.
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Nine Victorians died as a result of workplace incidents in agriculture in 2020, compared to nine deaths in 2019 and six deaths in 2018.
Nationally, 58 on-farm deaths were recorded last year, the same number as 2019.
Quad bike and side-by-side accidents claimed a total 21 lives on Australian farms last year.
Eight of the deaths were children under 15 including two on quad bikes and one on a side-by-side.
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In Victoria, an analysis of farm deaths provided by WorkSafe Victoria, revealed the many dangers responsible for that state's toll.
January 8: A 51-year-old man died after semi-trailer collapsed on top of him while he was working on its rear gate at a Baringhup property in central Victoria.
March 7: A 68-year-old man died after he was knocked to the ground and run over by a tractor attachment on a farm at Somerville.
March 16: A 55-year-old-man died after he was thrown from his vehicle when it rolled about 40 metres down a steep hill during weed spraying at a property near Yea.
March 20: A 23-year-old man died after being crushed when a silo filled with fertiliser collapsed on him at a dairy farm at Mooroopna North.
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March 27: A 78-year-old man died in hospital after he was crushed by livestock at a Carrajung Lower farm on March 24.
May 8: An 86-year-old farmer died after he was thrown from an ATV when it rolled down hill at a Glenaroua property in central Victoria.
July 24: A 60-year-old farmer died after the tractor he was driving, with slasher attached, rolled down a slope at a property in Myrniong.
November 12: A 29-year-old farm worker was electrocuted when the raised bale attachment of the telehandler he was operating struck overhead power lines on a property at Gerang Gerung, near Dimboola.
(Data on the final recorded death for the year cannot be released for privacy reasons).
A total of 424 agriculture-related injury claims were accepted by WorkSafe Victoria in 2020.
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a campaign, which highlights that deaths and life-changing injuries on-farm can happen to anyone who doesn't prioritise safety.
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