Work organization and occupational health: perspectives from Latinos employed on crop and horse breeding farms

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• Personal Author:
  Clouser JM ; Swanberg JE ; Westneat S
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Agriculture is hazardous and increasingly dependent on Latino workers, a vulnerable population. However, little research has studied how work organization influences Latino farmworker health. METHODS: Using a work organization framework, this cross-sectional study describes and compares the work organization and occupational health characteristics of a sample of Latino crop (n = 49) and horse production (n = 54) workers in Kentucky. RESULTS: Crop workers experienced more physical demands, work-related and environmental stressors, and musculoskeletal and ill-health symptoms. Significantly more crop workers indicated work-related illness or missed work due to work-related illness/injury, though one-fourth of both groups reported work-related injury in the past year. A majority of both groups cited exposure to toxic chemicals, a minority of whom received training on their use. CONCLUSION: Further surveillance is needed to understand the rate and precursors of illness/injury in these populations, as is research on the relationship between supervisory practices, psychosocial stressors, and occupational health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Chemicals Agricultural Workers Animal Husbandry Workers Author Keywords: Latino Farmworkers Farm Workers Injuries Job Stress Lost Work Days Occupational Illness And Injury Organization Of Work Work Organization Work Practices

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041741
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 Aug; 55(8):714-728
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer E. Swanberg, PhD, 139 West Short Street, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40502
• Email:
  jswanberg@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ee1664d9f9ecf2dc6e5a71158a2864dc1fe9b0b5b1a595675878b1a4c7dec9bde01a1e9d79d5652d217f3e34ff8da96754f127cf499e2de140e4e7c37d65ce86
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194221/cdc_194221_DS1.pdf
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