Case-Control Study of Dairy Cattle Milking Injuries: Rate Ratios for Injuries Associated with Environmental Factors

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• Personal Author:
  Amandus H ; Boyle D ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Gibson RW ; Maldonado G ; Martin F ; Renier C ; Robinson RA
• Description:
  Animals have been implicated as an important source of injury for farm household members. On dairy farms, many injuries occur while milking. However, little is known about which environmental exposures may increase or decrease the risk for a milking injury. The primary aim of this nested case-control study (36 cases, 94 controls) was to identify which milking-related environmental exposures were associated with an increased or decreased risk of injury. Logistic regression was used to model the dependence of injury involving milking dairy cattle on environmental exposures of interest and confounders. Increased risks for milking injuries were associated with Grade B dairies (RR = 2.32); free stalls (RR = 3.02); restraining cattle (RR = 2.87); moving cattle to and from a milking facility (RR = 2.03); participation in two, three, or four job tasks associated with the milking activity (RR = 3.32, 6.09, and 9.27); and hilly terrain around the bam (RR = 3.66). A decreased risk was seen with the use of no kickers (RR = 0.30) and having dividers present between all stalls in the barn (RR = 0.35). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Case Reports Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Animal-studies Case-studies Cattle Cattle-industry Injuries Statistical-analysis
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings ; Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027319
• Citation:
  American Public Health Association 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, October 29 - November 2, 1995. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 1995 Oct; :246
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Public Health Association 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, October 29 - November 2, 1995
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1959534a5e30c74a66d8df8b78f55ccfeb367c8c1c8685194853425b337defaa0a9a3dcbd521dcedf48e888614631fb3af42dd90abd36303ee846ea487634394
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197541/cdc_197541_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 368.40 KB ]