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Danger on the farmstead
It’s no coincidence that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank agriculture as one of the most dangerous industries for workers. Rodney Rebel, a fourth-generation farmer in Richardton, can attest to that following a March accident that left him with a broken left arm and pelvis. “I was driving down the highway near Richardton, pulling my tractor on the way to feed the cows, when I was rear-ended by a semi,” Rebel said. “It’s terrible. I’ve been in the house since March and lost cows in the last winter storm. It turns life around.”
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - The Dickinson Press - News
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It’s no coincidence that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank agriculture as one of the most dangerous industries for workers. Rodney Rebel, a fourth-generation farmer in Richardton, can attest to that following a March accident that left him with a broken left arm and pelvis. “I was driving down the highway near Richardton, pulling my tractor on the way to feed the cows, when I was rear-ended by a semi,” Rebel said. “It’s terrible. I’ve been in the house since March and lost cows in the last winter storm. It turns life around.”
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - The Dickinson Press - News
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Parents defend children working on farms
FULTS, Ill. (AP) — As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - The Dickinson Press - Farm
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FULTS, Ill. (AP) — As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - The Dickinson Press - Farm
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