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

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Carlson KF ; French LR ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Masten AS ; Paulson EH ; Renier CM ; Ryan A ; Zhang X
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the magnitude and consequences of and potential risk factors for fall-related injuries among agricultural operation households. METHODS: Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected through 1999 from 3765 households in a five-state region. A causal model facilitated survey design, data analyses, and interpretation of results; directed acyclic graphs guided multivariate modeling. RESULTS: The 16,538 participants experienced 766 fall-related injury events (48.3 per 1000 persons). Consequences included lost agricultural and other work time. Increased risks involved residence in states other than Minnesota, male gender, and injury history. Decreased risks were among those less than 35 years of age and those who worked 40 hours or less per week. CONCLUSIONS: Fall-related injury is a major problem for the agricultural population. This effort serves as a basis for further in-depth research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Demography Environmental Monitoring Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Demographic-characteristics Exposure-assessment Mathematical-models Medical-surveys Occupational-hazards Quantitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Standards Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-organization Work-practices Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• 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
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037567
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2006 Sep; 48(9):959-968
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, PhD, Regional Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, MMC 807, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• 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:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f84ec1b9b19e29ae2997d121197b58f5f7b6e574eaf46f7bf0a2c772903233c23e0d271c24fc2d1c2382994f285b34146b2798694f321e4101ae4c7bda86d9b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188640/cdc_188640_DS1.pdf
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