A man has died in a incident on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire this morning (Friday, July 28).
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to a farm off the B4220 near Cradley at 10:38a.m today where they found the man trapped between vehicles.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said he was in “critical condition” when the two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham arrived.
“Staff immediately began administering advanced life support,” the spokesperson added.
“Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, it became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”
It supplied no further information on the detail of the incident.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that of the 27 people killed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in Great Britain in 2022/2023, three were as a result of being struck by a moving vehicle and three were as a result of contact with machinery.
Struck by a moving vehicle was the most common cause of death in the sector over the five-year period (2018/19-2022/23).
The other main causes of farm deaths in 2022/2023 were injury by an animal (8), fall from height (4), struck by an object (4) and ‘other’ (5).
Being injured by an animal (cattle) caused most deaths.
Agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury (per 100,000 workers) of all the main industry sectors, with the annual average injury rate over the last five years around 21 times as high as the all-industry rate.
The 11th annual Farm Safety Week took place earlier this month (beginning Monday, July 17), during which farmers were encouraged to review their farm safety measures.
“By doing this, you are not only actively working to keep yourself safe, but you are also protecting the farm business and most importantly your family, from the devastating experience of losing a loved one,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine said.
