Multisource Surveillance for Non-Fatal Work-Related Agricultural Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  Objectives: Development of a state-wide comprehensive surveillance system for non-fatal work-related farm injuries, since non-fatal injuries that occur to the self-employed (i.e., many farm owners/operators), family workers, federal government workers and small farms with fewer than 11 employees are not included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics employer-based survey used to produce the U.S. National statistics of work-related injuries. Methods: In 2015 and 2016, inpatient discharge summaries, emergency department, and hospital- based outpatient clinic records from all 134 of Michigan's hospitals with ICD-9 codes 989.0-.1, E827.0-.9, E849.1, E906.8, E919.0 or ICD-10 codesT65.0-.1, V80, Y92.7, W55.1-.4, W30 were reviewed to identify non-fatal work-related farm injuries. Results: We identified 1,559 non-fatal work-related farm injury incidents that occurred in 1,525 individuals, with 74% being among men. The most common parts of the body injured were an upper limb (38.2%) and a lower limb (23.7%). The most common types of injury were contusions (26.4%) and fractures (19.9%). Owners/operators accounted for 44.1% and hired hands for 42.9% of individuals injured. Injuries caused by cows were the predominant cause: 472 (31.5%) of all the injuries. Dairy farms accounted for 39.6% of all cases for which the farm type was recorded. Conclusion: A comprehensive system to identify non-fatal work-related farm injuries among all individuals who work on a farm, including owner/operators, family members and migrant and seasonal farm laborers, was implemented using hospital, emergency department and hospital-based outpatient clinic medical records. Such a system is important to be able to identify hazards and target prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Hazardous Substances Men Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Dairy Industry Extremities Farm Workers Hazard Identification Humans Injuries Medical Records Non-fatal Agricultural Injury Preventive Medicine Statistical Analysis Surveillance Work-related Farm Injury Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  86-95
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055703
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2020 Jan; 25(1):86-95
• Contact Point Address:
  Joanna Kica, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 909 Wilson Rd., 118 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
• Email:
  kica@msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213491/cdc_213491_DS1.pdf
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