Investigating Amish attitudes toward farm safety and the well-being of their children
January 1, 2024
In 2023, LNP | LancasterOnline reported on three fatal farm accidents. All of the victims were children or teenagers, and all were buried in Amish cemeteries.
Levi Stoltzfus, 4, died in West Hempfield Township after he was struck by a piece of farm equipment that was moving hay bales.
Aaron Stoltzfus, 18, died after he was run over by a wagon at his home in Eden Township.
Samuel Yoder, 5, died when he was hit in the head by a heavy pipe that fell from a mule-drawn wagon at a farm in Little Britain Township.
Do reports like these indicate the Amish care less about farm safety and, in particular, the safety of their children? People who know the Amish and work with them on safety initiatives say that is far from the case.
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