Characteristics of and risk factors for compensated occupational injury and disease claims in dairy farmers: a case-control study

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• Personal Author:
  Karttunen JP ; Rautiainen RH
• Description:
  Research indicates that dairy farmers have an elevated risk of work-related adverse health outcomes. This case-control study evaluated the characteristics of and risk factors for compensated occupational injury and disease claims among Finnish dairy farmers. The cases consisted of 19 farm couples in which both spouses had a history of multiple claims. There were 283 claims in total, a rate of 26.6 claims per 100 person-years. The controls consisted of 12 couples in which neither spouse had compensated or rejected claims during their work history as insured farmers. A combined mail/telephone survey charted potential risk factors for compensated claims. These claims frequently involved work tasks and causes related to animal husbandry. Cattle were the most common cause for injuries in general and for serious injuries in particular. Gender differences in farm work and claims were observed. Using logistic regression analyses, we identified personal and work-related risk factors including long work history, small-scale dairy farm operation, and conventional stanchion barn for dairy cattle. Outdated working conditions, while not statistically significant, were positively associated with claims as well. Declined current work ability and musculoskeletal or respiratory conditions were significantly associated with claims where each of these outcomes may contribute to the other. Identified factors could be used to select subgroups of dairy farmers with either elevated or reduced risk of claims. Prevention of adverse health outcomes could be most effective when targeted to farmers at highest risk of occupational injury and disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Case Reports Dairy Products Farmers Livestock Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Animal-husbandry-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Case-control Study Case-studies Cattle Compensated Claim Dairy Dairy-products Farmer Health-surveys Injuries Injury Insurance Occupational Disease Risk-analysis Risk Factor Work Ability

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  191-206
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043619
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2013 Jul; 19(3):191-206
• Contact Point Address:
  Janne P. Karttunen, TTS - Work Efficiency Institute, P.O. Box 5, FI-05201 Rajamaki, Finland
• Email:
  janne.karttunen@tts.fi
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d0474709e947adc51b746c7e711825460341c87cf10a0571696d3ee54df4549cb52d08ded7c27c97476197218ee14cf5b0762b5ebbf892d72b2de13df539a38
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195465/cdc_195465_DS1.pdf
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