Status of Non-Fatal Injuries Among Dairy Farm Workers in Tangshan

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• Personal Author:
  Cui L-h ; Gong J-j ; Guan W-j ; Liu R-g ; Pang S-l ; Stallones L ; Xiang H-y ; Xue L ; Zhang M-y
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To know about the incidence rate, the cause and the influence factors in dairy procedure, in order to improve the health status of Tangshan dairy workers, provide sound scientific evidence for injury prevention and control measures. METHODS: Cluster sampling method and face-to-face interviews were applied, and SPSS16.0 was used to describe and analyze the data statistically. RESULTS: In 1300 interviewers, 125 persons occurred agricultural injuries, incidence rates was 9.6%, the secondary injuries rate was 4.0% and the third injuries incidence rate was 0.8%. Most of injuries occurred in spring and summer. Most injuries occurred in the torso, followed in the limbs. The main forms of injuries were muscle and tendon injuries, superficial skin injuries, and fractures, 76.8% of injuries were mild injuries. Health status of interviewers, the time engaged in farming activities, farming methods were related with the occurrence of injury. CONCLUSION: Agriculture injuries are existed in dairy farm workers. In order to reduce the incidence rates of injuries, health education and agricultural safety education should be carried out actively. Full text only available in Chinese. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Cattle Dairy Products Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Injury Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Dairy Workers Cattle Industry Dairy Products Injury Prevention Seasonal Factors Status Investigation
• ISSN:
  1003-8507
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052164
• Citation:
  Mod Prev Med 2013 Jun; 40(11):2024-2033
• Contact Point Address:
  Ling Xue, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety for Coal Industry, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, China
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Modern Preventive Medicine
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a1ff6e044db163deee333977f3e9ea220521d877395d045c3f37ca407d91a6f4724236d5606e7bed90ffc7597b9d1f2628fab5784bc59df33ac892d6b2452fc6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211752/cdc_211752_DS1.pdf
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