Work safety climate, musculoskeletal discomfort, working while injured, and depression among migrant farmworkers in North Carolina

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Chen H ; Grzywacz JG ; Isom S ; O'Hara H ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: This analysis described Latino migrant farmworkers' work safety climate and its association with musculoskeletal discomfort, working while injured or ill, and depressive symptoms. METHODS: Data were from a cross-sectional survey of 300 farmworkers conducted in North Carolina in 2009. Generalized estimating equations models were used to investigate the association of work safety climate with health and safety outcomes. RESULTS: Farmworkers perceived their work safety climate to be poor. About 40% had elevated musculoskeletal discomfort, 5.0% had worked at least 1 day while injured or ill, and 27.9% had elevated depressive symptoms. The odds of elevated musculoskeletal discomfort were 12% lower and the odds of working while injured or ill were 15% lower with each 1-unit increase in the work safety climate. Work safety climate was not associated with depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Work safety climate was important for agricultural workers. Poor work safety climate was associated with health outcomes (musculoskeletal discomfort) and safety (working while injured or ill). Interventions to improve work safety climate in agriculture are needed, with these interventions being directed to employers and workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Injuries Mental Health Migrant Workers Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychological Effects Safety Climate Safety Practices
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  102
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040881
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2012 May; 102(Suppl 2):S272-S278
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas A. Arcury, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  tarcury@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Supplement:
  2
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193592/cdc_193592_DS1.pdf
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