Tractor-Related Injuries: A Population-Based Study of a Five-State Region in the Midwest

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Carlson KF ; Church, Timothy R. ; French LR ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Masten A ; Mongin, Steven J. ; Renier CM ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Zhang X
• Description:
  Background: Tractor-related injuries are among the most severe of agricultural injuries. This study identifies the incidence, consequences, and potential risk factors for tractor injuries among 3,765 agricultural households in a five-state region. Methods: Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected for two 6-month recall periods in 1999 using computer assisted telephone interviews. A causal model served as a basis for survey design, data analysis, and interpretation of results; associated directed acyclic graphs guided development of multivariate models. Results: The overall injury rate was 9.6 events per 1,000 persons per year. Increased personal risk was observed for males and prior agricultural injury experience. Compared with ages 35-44, decreased risks were identified for those less than 5, 5-9-, 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24. Conclusions: Risk of tractor injury among agricultural household members varied by gender, age, and prior injury experience. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Agriculture Epidemiology Family Farmers Genetics Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Agricultural Injury Agricultural Workers Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Occupational Injury Children Families Injuries Injury-prevention Injury Surveillance Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Protective-measures Quantitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Statistical-analysis Tractor-related Injury Tractors Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• 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:
  254-264
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037632
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2005 Mar; 47(3):254-264
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• 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:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:78a0e7038e623505eff6e19af72f66c269b67195adf629c9e7a3696b83dd9bfcee4ce63215068a759643d65bd6351357084efac24b5c3ababc0f6424b3703e71
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188688/cdc_188688_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 145.90 KB ]