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Hired crop worker injuries on farms in the United States: A comparison of two survey periods from the National Agricultural Workers Survey
- Source :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 59:408-423
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Hired crop workers in the United States are at high risk of occupational injury. Targeted surveillance is important for effective occupational safety efforts. METHODS: The National Agricultural Workers Survey was utilized to collect injury data during the years 1999, 2002-2004 (period I) and 2008-2010 (period II). RESULTS: The overall injury rate declined between the two periods from 4.3 to 2.9/100 per full-time week-based equivalents (FTEWB ). Injury rates remained high during both periods for those with greater than 20 years farm experience (3.6 and 3.8/100 FTEWB ) and pesticide handling work (4.9 and 5.0/100 FTEWB ). Overexertion, contact with objects and equipment, and falls from height were common during both periods. Older workers comprised a greater proportion of injury cases in period II. CONCLUSION: Overexertion that leads to sprains/strains, dangerous ladder use, and pesticide use should be targeted as important risk exposures on the farm. Am. J. Ind. Med. © Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.© 2016 Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Language: en
- Subjects :
- business.industry
Occupational injury
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Poison control
medicine.disease
030210 environmental & occupational health
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Work (electrical)
Agriculture
Environmental health
Sprains and strains
Injury prevention
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02713586
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b810806f06d001943fdc29459d490e04