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Chicago report on farm safety urges modern farmers to wear protective gear for head, hands, feet and body. It cites National Safety Council data showing 63 percent of nonfatal farm injuries are work related and 29 percent involve machinery, with tractors a leading cause and gloves, boots, eyewear, respirators and hearing protection recommended to reduce injury and loss of work time.
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