Safe Kids Lancaster County, in collaboration with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health), is manufacturing and distributing free hay hole covers to the community. Funding was made available by the American Trauma Society - PA Division.

Based upon recent data from LG Health, falls due to open hay holes are a recurring farming injury in children. Hay hole covers are intended to reduce severe injury and death due to falls. The covers must be installed and used correctly.

The hay hole covers come with all the required materials, are easy to assemble and install, and come with instructions. The covers are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and LG Health will deliver the covers to homes/farms.

To order hay hole covers, contact Lindsay Pringle at 717-544-3807. Callers will need to provide their name, address and phone number as well as the number of covers requested and the number of children on the farm.