Occupational risk among orchard workers: a descriptive study

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• Personal Author:
  Estrada F ; Keifer, Max ; Negrete M ; Salazar MK ; Synder K
• Description:
  Orchard workers are exposed to an array of occupational health and safety hazards that result in injury, illness, and, in some cases, death. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify and explore factors that contribute to occupational risks related to orchard work. Twenty-five Hispanic orchard workers were interviewed. They reported that the most common type of accident was falls, usually from a ladder; and the most common injuries were strains and sprains. Three broad categories of factors that contributed to the occurrence of such injuries were Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors; Work-Related Factors; and Factors External to Work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Agriculture Behavior Education Farmers Food-Processing Industry Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Hispanic Farmworkers Fall-protection Food-processing-workers Foodstuff Health-hazards Injuries Injury-prevention Ladders Occupational-hazards Occupational Injury Orchard Workers Outdoors Qualitative-analysis Racial-factors Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  0160-6379
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  239-252
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044891
• Citation:
  Fam Community Health 2005 Jul-Aug; 28(3):239-252
• Contact Point Address:
  Mary K. Salazar, EdD, RN, COHN-S, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, PO Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195
• Email:
  msalazar@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Family & Community Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d51c3f9504b7aad2f7c81d6d69cdeffe35ec5bc29fe082cdc69942b88dddee2ae09e48c810ea3075775a4e88b15ffbf75b4cf9ae50855af88a9f022e0ab99e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200491/cdc_200491_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 838.38 KB ]