Injuries and Occupational Diseases in Agriculture in Finland; Cost, Length of Disability, and Preventive Effect of a No-Claims Bonus

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• Personal Author:
  Burmeister L ; Donham, Kelley ; Eskola E ; Ohsfeldt R ; Phillips K ; Rautiainen, Risto ; Reynolds S ; Saarimaki P ; Siitonen T ; Sprince N ; Zwerling C
• Description:
  To describe costs and lost time from injuries and occupational diseases, and to measure the effect of a no-claims bonus. Linear regression, logistic regression, ANOVA, and ARIMA procedures using Finnish MAT A-insurance data. During 1996, there were 10092 injuries (7.37/100 workers) and 830 occupational diseases (0.61/100 workers). The total cost was 23.5 Million (0.7% of gross, 2.2% of net, and 2.5% of insured farm income). The mean cost was 1340 for injuries and 6636 for occupational diseases. The total lost time was 1431 person years (1.04% of total person years). The mean lost time was 185 days for occupational diseases and 37 days for injuries; and 62 days for women and 42 days for men. Severe claims occurred while working with large animals, commuting, transporting, harvesting, grain handling, construction, and forest work; and they were caused by organic dust, saws, sawmills, wood splitters, wood chippers, slippery terrain, scaffoldings, stairs, ladders, power take-offs, roofs, large animals, and vehicles. The no-claims bonus reduced injury claims by about 10%. High risk work activities and causes were identified, and they should be targeted by prevention. The bonus system reduced claims, which may be due to under-reporting and a preventive effect. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Demography Dust Epidemiology Ergonomics Farmers Forestry Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Demographic-characteristics Forestry-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-diseases Organic-dusts Power-tools Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sawmill-workers Sex-factors Statistical-analysis Tractors Traumatic-injuries

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Iowa ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026718
• Citation:
  The Nordic Meeting on Agricultural Occupational Health and Safety, August 25-26, 2002, Kuopio, Finland, 2002 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20000801
• Source Full Name:
  The Nordic Meeting on Agricultural Occupational Health and Safety
• End Date:
  20020731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197364/cdc_197364_DS1.pdf
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