Exploratory Analysis of Farm Vehicle and Farm Labor Transportation-Related Crashes

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• Personal Author:
  Bliznyuk N ; Gorucu S ; Moore M
• Description:
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics associated with farm vehicle and farm labor transportation-related roadway crashes in the state of Florida. Agricultural roadway crashes related to these vehicles have not been explored in Florida. Methods: The data for this study comes from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) for the years 2013-2021. The data is recorded by the Florida Highway Patrol when a vehicular crash has occurred. The data is then coded to allow the selection of farm and agricultural-related vehicles. Specifically, this study focuses on farm labor transport vehicles and farm vehicles (e.g. farm tractors). Results: There were 744 farm vehicle- and 209 farm labor transportation-related crashes during the 9-year study period. The farm labor transport vehicle crashes involved a total of 420 vehicles and 1,329 individuals, and the farm vehicle crashes involved 1,458 vehicles and 1,652 individuals. Injury risk for non-farm labor transportation vehicle occupants was significantly higher than injury risk for farm labor transportation vehicle occupants. Conclusions: The average fatality rate for farm vehicle-involved (2.1 fatalities per 100 crashes) and farm labor transportation vehicle-involved crashes (2.9 fatalities per 100 crashes) were much higher than the overall FL roadway crash fatality rate (0.45 fatalities per 100 crashes). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Author Keywords: Crash Farm Labor Trandprotation Farm Vehicle Farm Workers Fatalities Injuries Motor Vehicles Roadway Tractors
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  277-288
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068812
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2024 Apr; 29(2):277-288
• Contact Point Address:
  Serap Gorucu, PhD, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, 1741 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
• Email:
  serapgorucu@ufl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• 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-512:28b92bbc668f96718da0ecca6bbeb6cad31931f9a0c2663bc4e5adb01122135dec37da72b9924ce72d53dc99819864006c8ed1b496cfb9597fd81a185b0abbbc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207387/cdc_207387_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.42 MB ]