Occupational eye injuries experienced by migrant farmworkers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Quandt SA ; Schulz MR ; Talton JW ; Verma A
• Description:
  Migrant farmworkers in North Carolina (n=300) reported eye injuries, circumstances of injuries, and outcomes during lifetime U.S. agriculture work. Seventeen injuries were reported by 15 farmworkers; five resulted in lost work time. Most reported injuries were penetrating or open wounds, often caused by branches or other foreign objects. Injuries were seldom reported to employers; and treatment at clinics, when received, was often delayed. The incidence rate of lost work-time injuries of 23.8/10,000 worker years (95% confidence interval 7.5, 55.9), exceeds the 2009 national incidence rate (6.9/10,000). Migrant farmworkers constitute a vulnerable population; better occupational safety protections should be considered. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Epidemiology Eye Farmers Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Latino Eye-injuries Eyesight Farm Workers Health Disparities Migrant Workers
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-69
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041372
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2012 Jan; 17(1):63-69
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara A. Quandt, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  squandt@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:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1302b60cc97bc2ada54a65af9a3eac4fb03dc1585390f04646663b08f6ba6bb9b17c7a7132bf7010502617637bb7482fca59cb245d4826974d0d5cd5e850b489
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193956/cdc_193956_DS1.pdf
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