Agriculture Industry – Machinery Accidents in Corn Farming
Corn-based products are all around us, from cornstarch to high-fructose corn syrup, and it’s all thanks to workers in the corn farming industry. But while they work hard to bring corn and corn-based products to the world, corn farming workers face many occupational risks, including machinery accidents.
In the corn farming industry, most machinery accidents involve corn pickers and corn combines. Both of these machines speed-up the corn harvesting process, but their sharp mechanisms are one of the leading causes of injuries for corn farming workers. Accidents often occur when corn pickers and corn combines become clogged, requiring the corn farming employee to pull out the obscuring material. This puts them at risk of serious injuries, including lacerations and traumatic amputations.
A traumatic amputation is when someone loses a body part as a result of an accident or injury. In corn farming machinery accidents, some of the most commonly lost body parts of fingers, hands, and arms. Traumatic amputations can lead to blood-loss, infections, and other life-threatening complications. They can also dramatically impact a corn farming industry workers’ quality of life and ability to perform other work or activities.
At PEO Insurance Brokers Network, we help agents find homes for their corn farming industry clients or other clients in high-risk industries. We provide Workers’ Compensation coverage to businesses in need, no matter the risk, and help agents find the best PEO coverage and savings for their insured. To learn how we can help you find coverage for your corn industry clients or other agriculture industry clients, please reach out to receive a quote.
