Nonfatal Occupational Injury Among California Farm Operators

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• Personal Author:
  Beaumont, James J. ; Farrar JA ; Green RS ; McCurdy SA ; Samuels SJ ; Schenker MB ; Scott LC
• Description:
  We conducted a population-based telephone survey addressing farm-work-related (FWR) injuries among California farm operators. Of 1947 participants (80.4% response), 135 farm operators reported 160 FWR injuries in the preceding year, yielding a one-year cumulative incidence for any FWR injury of 6.9% (95% CI 5.8%-8.2%), or a mean 8.2 FWR injuries per 100 farmers in the preceding year (95% CI 6.8-9.7). Multiple injury events in the same individual occurred more frequently than predicted by chance. Sprains and strains (29.4%) were the most frequently reported injury and predominantly involved the back. Overexertion represented the most frequent external cause (24.2%), followed by machinery (14.3%), falls (13.0%), and animals (12.4%). Factors associated with FWR injury included white ethnicity (OR 3.19; 95% CI 1.38-7.36), increased annual hours worked on the farm, low levels of administrative work, and increased percentage of time working with livestock. FWR injury experience of California farm operators is comparable with that reported for other agricultural populations. Above-expected frequency of multiple injuries supports involvement of personal or environmental risk factors. Preventive efforts should focus on higher-risk groups and preventing overexertion and muscle strain and injury related to machinery, falls, and animals, especially livestock. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Demography Ergonomics Farmers Livestock Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Accidents Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Animal Husbandry Author Keywords: Agricultural Worker Demographic Characteristics Farmer Injuries Injury Livestock Industry Occupational Accidents Occupational Hazards Questionnaires Racial Factors Risk Analysis Risk Factors Workplace Accidents

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  103-119
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029305
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2004 May; 10(2):103-119
• Contact Point Address:
  S. A. McCurdy, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
• Email:
  samccurdy@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Davis, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970101
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19991231
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:737d435b8feb469dcb6b6c82f0e93b20c9c36b5b6f654ff552a8be875700bea1b2815fd640361ed32394db4c77244295f6e3480815becec5104ebf2a4eda470f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190324/cdc_190324_DS1.pdf
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