Causes, Nature, and Outcomes of Work-Related Injuries to Adolescents Working at Farm and Non-Farm Jobs in Rural Minnesota

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• Personal Author:
  Bannerman-Thompson H ; Merchant D ; Munshi K ; Parker, David L.
• Description:
  Background: Although there are many studies on working adolescents, information on youth who simultaneously hold jobs on both a farm and in other sectors of the economy is lacking. Methods: Six high schools in rural Minnesota were evaluated for adolescent work practices and injury incidence. A 20-page self-administered survey was administered to students. Results: A total of 2,250 students completed the survey, representing 92% of the student body. Students that simultaneously hold both farm and non-farm jobs have a significantly higher proportion of injuries. However, annual injury rates are highest for those working in non-farm only (26.7/100 full-time equivalents, FTEs) or farm only (25.9/100 FTEs) employment when compared with those working simultaneously in farm and non-farm jobs (21.9/100 FTEs). Conclusions: Many rural students employed simultaneously on farm and non-farm jobs work long hours and are at significant risk of work-related injury. The annual injury rates we estimated are higher than those reported in previous studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Demography Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Child Labor Biohazards Biological-effects Children Demographic-characteristics Environmental-factors Environmental-hazards Exposure-assessment Families Farm Youth Health-surveys Injury Injury-prevention Medical-surveys Occupation Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health-services Occupational-safety-programs Quantitative-analysis Questionnaires Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Standards Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Work-environment Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health Work Hours Youth

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; 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:
  142-149
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037638
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2002 Aug; 42(2):142-149
• Contact Point Address:
  David L. Parker, Park Nicollet Health Services, Department of Occupational Medicine, 2001Blaisdell Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
• Email:
  Parke065@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6dea56d4bcc3cbbf00535c8d6f4c36ca849d12bb1cec8b6be27b9cbd8a64755143971e168aaeed7fd47a9ab7e961b100e1be546cbcaaf7600e811e5cd8beceb3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188693/cdc_188693_DS1.pdf
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