Occupational health among Latino horse and crop workers in Kentucky: the role of work organization factors

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• Personal Author:
  Browning SR ; Clouser JM ; Marsh MK ; Swanberg JE ; Westneat SC
• Description:
  Agriculture is a dangerous industry often reliant on Latino workers, a vulnerable population. Using a work organization framework, this cross-sectional study analyzes the relationship between work organization variables and the occupational health of Latino crop (n = 49) and horse breeding (n = 54) workers in Kentucky. Increased levels of abusive supervision were associated with occupational injury (odds ratio [OR] = 2.97; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0-8.77) and increased awkward postures were associated with occupational illness (OR = 3.85; 95% CI: 1.06-13.98). Although not statistically significant, abusive supervision increased the odds and a high safety climate score decreased the odds of injury, illness, and missed work. These findings suggest that the supervisor-subordinate relationship may play a critical role in the occupational health of Latino farmworkers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Animal Husbandry Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Employee Health Farm Workers Injuries Job Stress Latino Farmworkers Occupational Health Organization Posture Safety Climate Supervisory Practices Work Work Organization Work Practices

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  312-325
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044655
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2013 Oct; 18(4):312-325
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer E. Swanberg, PhD, Joanne I. Bell Professor in Critical Thinking and Social Policy Analysis, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
• Email:
  jswanberg@ssw.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0923d212b39ba4bc8b875e2f7cd4806800a2e9462c98219df4bb8f1309e4acc55457648071f90233f48364105517b356dad1b31f9a90ff14932fc75c75f94287
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200313/cdc_200313_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 361.98 KB ]