Child Fatalities in Tractor-Related Accidents in Rural Iceland, 1918-2024: A Historical Analysis.

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI:10.3390/ijerph21101295

Jónína Einarsdóttir, Geir Gunnlaugsson

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Abstract

Children on farms face high risks of work- and non-work-related fatalities, with tractors being a significant contributor. This study examines children's involvement in fatal tractor-related accidents within agriculture in Iceland from 1918 to 2024, explores adult reflections on childhood tractor-driving experiences, and analyses Members of Parliament's arguments against setting a minimum age for off-road tractor driving. The data are based on parliamentary debates on tractor-related legislation, fatal tractor-related accidents documented in newspaper archives and supplementary sources, and narrative interviews with former summer children who stayed at farms during their childhoods. Over half of the 81 registered accidents involved children-primarily boys-with 75% occurring between 1958 and 1988, when no minimum age for off-road tractor driving existed. The fatality incidence rate for children was more than four times higher than for adults. Arguments against minimum age requirements for off-road driving included the need for child labour, children's superior driving skills, and the denial that children were more often victims than adults. Since 1988, no child has died while driving a tractor. A human-centred approach focusing on the working conditions, driver capacity, and adherence to safety procedures and legal frameworks is needed to prevent future accidents.

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1918-2024 年冰岛农村地区与拖拉机相关事故中的儿童死亡人数：历史分析。

农场中的儿童面临着与工作和非工作相关的高死亡风险，而拖拉机是其中的一个重要因素。本研究调查了 1918 年至 2024 年期间冰岛农业领域中儿童参与拖拉机相关致命事故的情况，探讨了成年人对童年拖拉机驾驶经历的反思，并分析了国会议员反对设定越野拖拉机驾驶最低年龄的理由。这些数据基于议会关于拖拉机相关立法的辩论、报纸档案和补充资料中记录的拖拉机相关致命事故，以及对童年时留在农场的前暑期儿童的叙述性访谈。在登记的 81 起事故中，一半以上涉及儿童，主要是男孩，其中 75% 发生在 1958 年至 1988 年期间，当时还没有规定驾驶越野拖拉机的最低年龄。儿童的死亡率是成人的四倍多。反对越野驾驶最低年龄要求的理由包括：需要童工、儿童驾驶技术高超以及否认儿童比成人更容易成为受害者。自 1988 年以来，没有儿童在驾驶拖拉机时死亡。需要采取以人为本的方法，重点关注工作条件、驾驶员能力以及对安全程序和法律框架的遵守情况，以防止今后发生事故。

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