Horse-Related Injuries Among Agricultural Household Members: Regional Rural Injury Study II (RRIS-II)

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Erkal S ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Renier CM ; Ryan, Andrew D.
• Description:
  PURPOSE: To determine the incidence, associated consequences, and potential risk factors for horse-related injuries among youth and adults residing in Midwestern agricultural households. METHODS: Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected for 1999 and 2001 among randomly selected agricultural households within a 5-state region. A causal model facilitated survey design, data analysis, and interpretation of results; directed acyclic graphs guided multivariate modeling. FINDINGS: From 7,420 households (84% response of eligible), involving 32,601 persons, 5,045 total injury events were reported; 1,016 were animal-related injuries, of which 215 (21%) were horse-related (rate, 6.7 events per 1,000 persons per year). Seventy-seven percent (77%) required health care; comparing those under age 20 and those 20 and older, 49% and 54%, respectively, lost work time on their operation (28% and 26%, one week or more), as a result of injuries largely associated with horse riding activities (70% and 56%). Multivariate analysis for youths under age 20 indicated: increased risks in North and South Dakota, for >0 hours worked, and for having a history of prior agriculture-related injury; and decreased risks for males. For those 20 and older, increased risks were identified for a prior injury history and less than high school education. CONCLUSIONS: Horse-related injuries, primarily associated with riding activities, are a significant problem among agricultural communities, and greatly impact their operations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Demography Education Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-statistics Accidents Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Animal-husbandry Animal-husbandry-workers Children Demographic-characteristics Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Statistical-analysis Training Work-environment

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• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  420-427
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035951
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 2009 Fall; 25(4):420-427
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan G. Gerberich, PhD, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. S.E. - MMC 807, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ef357f442f87972425323dbe8af4eb4394381ded41eeb69b3bf6ffc6aacedcada2d4c145c4a8ec8b3712d7be64ae4bc713703c1e52024e9764d2998fea5cd07
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187600/cdc_187600_DS1.pdf
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