Migrant and seasonal crop worker injury and illness across the northeast

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• Personal Author:
  Bauer H ; Earle-Richardson G ; Jenkins P ; Scribani M ; Wyckoff S
• Description:
  Background: Northeast farmworkers are a small, widely dispersed, and isolated population. Little is known about their occupational injury and illness risk. Methods: Researchers conducted chart reviews in migrant health centers across the Northeast, and calculated incidence-density for agricultural morbidity based on a new method for estimating total worker hours at risk, and adjusting for cases seen at other sources of care. Results: An estimated annual average of 1,260 cases translated to an incidence of 30.27 per 10,000 worker weeks, (12.7 per 100 FTEs). Straining/spraining events (56% cases) was the most common occurrence (16.8 per 10,000 worker weeks), and lifting (21.5% cases) was the leading contributing factor. Incidence by crop category ranged from 12.95 (ground crop) to 29.69 (bush crop) per 10,000 weeks. Only 2.8% filed for Workers' Compensation. Conclusion: The predominance of straining/spraining events affecting the back, and their association with lifting suggests that Northeastern farmworker occupational health programs should focus on ergonomics, and specifically on safe lifting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Epidemiology Farmers Morbidity Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Migrant Farmworker Farm Workers Migrant Workers Morbidity Rates Musculoskeletal Straining/Spraining Event Occupational Seasonal Workers Surveillance Surveillance Methods

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042030
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Aug; 56(8):845-855
• Contact Point Address:
  Giulia Earle-Richardson, PhD, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare Network, One Atwell Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  gwrite@stny.rr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• 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 Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a38304f76d6ff3435c09b9c4d397e7fa30af24ff132e9fc85055535faeaa0477d0ec8b8b729bfdbe8fe08938ae4bd999ef02ff6f16a85ad5c7901edd93247b80
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194403/cdc_194403_DS1.pdf
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