Accidents involving moving vehicles and cattle are the biggest causes of deaths on British farms.
According to provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 33 workers and four members of the public were killed on British farms in 2014/15.
Around half of these deaths – 16 – were a result of being struck or run over by farm equipment, or crushed or trampled by cattle.
Seven were a result of incidents with machinery or falls from height, while six were a result of falling of moving objects.
There were also six deaths in the year as a result of drowning or asphyxiation involving grain silos and slurry tanks.
HSE said although there had been no child deaths on farms in the year, child safety was still a key issue because in a typical year 1-2 children die on British farms.
“Deaths in farming have remained stubbornly high over the past few years and agriculture continues to have the poorest record of managing risk of any industry in Britain,” said HSE’s head of agriculture, Rick Brunt.
“The death rate on Britain’s farms is over five times that of the construction industry, and 20 times higher than the all industries average. The industry should recognise that these deaths are avoidable, and should not accept them as an inevitable consequence of farming.”