Data Processing and Case Identification in an Agricultural and Logging Morbidity Surveillance Study: Trends over Time

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• Personal Author:
  Bell E ; Hirabayashi L ; Jenkins P ; Krupa N ; Scott E
• Description:
  Background: Agriculture and logging are dangerous industries, and though data on fatal injury exists, less is known about non-fatal injury. Establishing a non-fatal injury surveillance system is a top priority. Pre-hospital care reports and hospitalization data were explored as a low-cost option for ongoing surveillance of occupational injury. Methods: Using pre-hospital care report free-text and location codes, along with hospital ICD-9-CM external cause of injury codes, we created a surveillance system that tracked farm and logging injuries. Results: In Maine and New Hampshire, 1585 injury events were identified (2008-2010). The incidence of injuries was 12.4/1000 for agricultural workers, compared to 10.4/1000 to 12.2/1000 for logging workers. Conclusions: These estimates are consistent with other recent estimates. This system is limited to traumatic injury for which medical treatment is administered, and is limited by the accuracy of coding and spelling. This system has the potential to be both sustainable and low cost. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Farmers
  • Forestry
  • Morbidity
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Surveillance
  • Farmers
  • Farm workers
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural industry
  • Logging industry
  • Injuries
  • Morbidity rates
  • Author Keywords: agriculture
  • logging
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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; New Hampshire ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050179
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 Sep; 60(9):811-820
• Contact Point Address:
  Erika Scott, PhD, Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (NEC), Bassett Healthcare Network, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown 13326, NY
• Email:
  erika.scott@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210643/cdc_210643_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 538.67 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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