Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries in Potato, Sugar Beet and Open Field Vegetable Production in Finland

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• Personal Author:
  Kaustell KO ; Lotjonen T ; Mattila TE ; Pitkanen TJ ; Rautiainen RH ; Suutarinen J
• Description:
  STF injuries are common in agriculture. The purposes of this study were to assess the magnitude of STF injuries, to identify contributing factors and to propose preventive actions to reduce injuries in potato, sugar beet and open field vegetable production in Finland. The material consisted of 1648 injury claim records and 22 interviews. The analysis showed 45% (n = 740) of the non-fatal injuries were STFs or jumps. Phrase analysis of injury descriptions provided further insight into the characteristics of STF injuries. The current findings suggest interventions should focus on making access paths (e.g. stairs, ladders, platforms) safer, minimising the need for mounting and dismounting equipment, decreasing manual material handling, improving contamination control and housekeeping in working areas and improving the safety of traffic areas and farmyards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Agriculture Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Slip Fall Injuries Horticulture Materials-handling-equipment Phrase Analysis Risk-analysis Safety-engineering Safety-research Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Trip Walking-surfaces Work-operations

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• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035087
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 2008 Dec; 51(12):1944-1959
• Email:
  tiina.mattila@mtt.fi
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a19a61a72151dc52246b7a442e2e3c7121d282719d44ae0fc9832795ab6c419a85276fd12d0266761d5ba1154ee2bd6e1594006c47404bacc01bf280fee4f87a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187057/cdc_187057_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]