"Beware of Agricultural Machinery Accidents During Harvest Season" October Accidents 1.5 Times Higher Than Average
62% of Accidents Occur Between Vehicles... 48.4% of Agricultural Machinery Single-Vehicle Traffic Accidents Involve Overturning and Rollover
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has requested special caution to prevent accidents as the use of agricultural machinery increases during the autumn harvest season.
According to the Ministry on the 21st, a total of 2,102 agricultural machinery traffic accidents occurred over the past five years (2016-2020), resulting in 304 deaths and 2,356 injuries, totaling 2,660 casualties. Among these, many agricultural machinery traffic accidents occurred in May, the busy farming season, and October, the harvest season. In October, there were 266 accidents, about 1.5 times more than the average of 175 cases.
Looking at agricultural machinery traffic accidents by type, accidents between vehicles including agricultural machinery accounted for the largest portion at 61.9% (1,301 out of 2,102 cases), and single-vehicle accidents involving agricultural machinery accounted for 33.3% (699 cases). In particular, 48.4% of single-vehicle agricultural machinery accidents were due to overturning and tipping over, 21% were road departures, and 10.2% were collisions with structures.
Additionally, by day of the week, Monday, the start of the week, had the highest number of accidents at 15.8% (333 out of 2,102 cases), and by time of day, the highest number of accidents occurred between 4 PM and 6 PM, when concentration tends to drop after lunch.
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Ko Gwang-wan, Director of the Prevention and Safety Policy Division, stated, “When operating agricultural machinery, special attention is required considering that roads are often not well maintained,”
and emphasized, “Since agricultural machinery is more difficult to operate than regular vehicles, it is important to thoroughly understand the operation methods, strictly follow traffic regulations, and take sufficient breaks when tired during work.”
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