Tractor rollover fatalities, analyzing accident scenario

Rondelli, Valda; Casazza, Camilla; Martelli, Roberta

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2018.09.015

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“…Similarly, the conformity to technical standards concerning whole-body vibrations was analyzed by Kabir et al [122]. Thirdly, the risk assessment of activities related to the use of tractors based on specific work tasks [123] and the development of risk scenarios based on the analysis of rollover fatalities were investigated [21]. Furthermore, in this research area we included studies which analyzed the problem of safety compliance of tractors at both the strategic [34,124] and market level [125], as well as the development of proper equipment for tractor testing [126].…”

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“…For example, more than half of the tractors used in Italy (i.e., about 800,000 units) were put on the market before 1996. This means that numerous tractors used daily by farmers need to be updated to comply with recent safety requirements; in particular, the lack of a rollover protective structure (ROPS) is the most widespread and relevant non-conformity related to four-wheel tractors [18][19][20], despite the fact that overturning represents the leading cause of death among farmers [21,22]. This type of working equipment is very diffused and widely used in most agricultural activities, due to its multifunctional characteristics, ranging from use as a means of transportation in rural areas to its use for hauling a trailer or other working equipment (e.g., an atomizer, a plough, etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

Fargnoli

Lombardi

2019

Safety

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The high rate of injuries occurring in agricultural activities is of major concern in most countries, despite the ever-increasing efforts made at normative levels. In particular, the use of agricultural tractors is recognized as the most hazardous activity for farmers due to the large number of fatalities occurring every year. The aim of the present study was to investigate the recent developments in research activities dealing with tractor safety. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, taking into account engineering journal papers appearing in Scopus in the 2009–2019 period and focusing on tractor safety. As a result, 79 documents were selected and analyzed based on both their type (e.g., conceptual or empirical studies) and specific targets. They were then classified and discussed in accordance with a reference framework representing the main issues of agricultural tractor safety: mechanical hazards, protective devices, command and control, other hazards, ergonomics, information, conformity, and user behavior. The results of this analysis brought to light the need for a more human-centered approach when dealing with tractor safety. In addition, the lack of a reliable framework of technical standards was also stressed. Overall, despite the limitations due to the selection criteria, this study represents the first systematic literature review depicting the status of tractor safety in the engineering field, providing a basis for further research on the emerging themes outlined.

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Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

Fargnoli

Lombardi

2019

Safety

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“…e results revealed that risky behavior driving, improper turning action, and curves were more likely to result in rollovers. From this study, [11] found that more than 2/3 of the fatal tractor-related rollover crashes involved nonROPS (rollover protective structure) equipped vehicles, while only 16.6% of fatal tractor-related rollover crashes involved a clear environmental factor. Using seven count-data models, [13] observed that the light-vehicle traffic (LVT) was positively associated with the crash frequency, while the heavy-vehicle traffic (HVT) were found to have the opposite effect.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…In the recent years, many e orts have been taken to analyze rollover crashes. Among these studies, quantities of studies mainly focused on the occurrence propensity or the frequency of rollover crashes, especially on those which involve speci c vehicle types such as truck [6,7], sport utility vehicle [8], passenger car [9,10], tractor [11,12], and tactical vehicle [13]. For instance, Farmer and Lund [6] observed that curved roadways in rural areas had a higher risk of resulting in rollovers and that drivers aged less than 25 years and light trucks were related to a higher probability of getting involved in rollover crashes.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Analysis for the Heterogeneous Effects on Driver Injury Severity in Single-Vehicle Passenger Car and SUV Rollover Crashes

Wen

Tang

Zeng

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Journal of Advanced Transportation

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In road traffic crashes, although rollover crashes account for a relatively low proportion, those result in a high fatality rate. The present study performed random parameters ordered logit models to examine risk factors as well as their heterogeneous effects on driver injury severity in single-vehicle passenger car and SUV rollover crashes. Crash data for the empirical analysis were extracted from Texas Crash Record Information System (CRIS) database during the year 2016. Model estimation results show that six variables (male drivers, drivers’ age, airbag deployment, failure to drive in single lane, speed limit, and rural area) were found to produce normally distributed parameters in passenger car model, while nine parameters (male drivers, safety belt use, airbag deployment, drug or alcohol use, failure to drive in single lane, improper evasive action, vehicle model year, friday, and rural area) in SUV model were found to be normally distributed. Several other factors with fixed parameters were found to be associated with driver injury severity in single-vehicle passenger car or SUV rollover crashes, most notably: ejection or partial ejection, turning left, intersection, August, adverse weather conditions, and night with light. These variables were significant in both models; most variables have stronger effects on nonincapacitating injury and serious injury outcomes in SUV than in passenger car rollover crashes. These findings provide a deep insight into causality nature and factor involved in driver injury severity in single-vehicle passenger car and SUV rollover crashes and are also helpful for transport agencies to determine appropriate countermeasures aimed at mitigating injuries sustained by drivers in single-vehicle rollover crashes.

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“…In agriculture, the commonest type of fatal accident is due to tractor rollover [1][2][3]. The most common causes of this are as follows: (i) rough and unstable terrain; (ii) the high torque on the drive wheels; (iii) towing heavy or unbalanced loads; (iv) steep gradients [4][5][6]. In recent decades, different technical solutions have been adopted in order to reduce the impacts on the tractor driver of this kind of event [7][8][9].…”

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The Concept of a Compact Profile Agricultural Tractor Suitable for Use on Specialised Tree Crops

2020

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This study firstly examined certain methods of vineyard management typically adopted in Apulia for both table grapes and wine grapes. In the later phenological stages, guyot or spurred cordon vineyards have extremely abundant vegetation, which drastically limits the space available between the rows for the passage of a tractor, even for a narrow-track vehicle. On the other hand, vegetation in tendone vineyards is situated at approximately 1.90 m above the soil surface, so that total tractor height must be compatible with this cultivation method. Foliage canopies in these types of vineyard cultivation system were evaluated at the times of their maximum growth in order to identify the maximum possible size of a prototype tractor that would be able to pass between vineyard rows without interfering in any way with the vegetation and fruits. Using the results of field measurements, it was established that the prototype tractor must have a maximum height of 1600 mm, with a minimum front axle track of less than 1100 mm and a back axle track of less than 1000 mm. A tractor built to these specifications is now being tested in order to compare its performance with that of other tractors commonly used in Apulia in various agricultural contexts.

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Tractor rollover fatalities, analyzing accident scenario

Cited by 53 publications

References 36 publications

Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

A Comprehensive Analysis for the Heterogeneous Effects on Driver Injury Severity in Single-Vehicle Passenger Car and SUV Rollover Crashes

The Concept of a Compact Profile Agricultural Tractor Suitable for Use on Specialised Tree Crops

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