Occupant and Environmental Characteristics of Farm Equipment Crashes Associated with Injury Among Children and Adolescents

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• Personal Author:
  Frederick MN ; Ramirez MR ; Young TL
• Description:
  Purpose/Objective: Operating or riding on farm equipment are one of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities among children and adolescents on the farm. The aim of this study is to examine occupant and crash characteristics of farm equipment involved in collisions and probability of injury, given a crash, among children and adolescents under the age of 18 years. Methods/Efforts: Using data on crashes from the Department of Transportation across nine states between 2005 and 2010, a cross-sectional analysis was conducted. Odds ratios were calculated using logistic regression to assess the relationship between occupant and environmental characteristics of farm equipment and the probability of injury, given a crash. Results/Findings: A total of 329 farm equipment crashes involved children, 174 passengers and 246 operators of farm equipment. Among children involved in crashes, passengers of farm equipment had 3.14 higher odds of an injury than operators of farm equipment (95% CI = 1.64-6.03). Occupants or passengers who used protective devices (seat belts, child safety restraints or helmets) had 0.38 lower odds of experiencing an injury than those who did not use a protective device (95% CI = 0.20-0.70). Young occupants of farm equipment involved in crashes while making a left or right turn had 0.35 lower odds of injury compared to occupants of farm equipment involved in crashes while traveling straight (95% CI = 0.18-0.69). Application to Field Research: Precautions should be taken to limit or restrict the use of farm equipment by youth and ensure direct supervision by an adult. These findings reiterate the need to enforce policies that are targeted at developing and implementing safety measures for children and adolescents involved in or exposed to agricultural tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Automobiles Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Safety Children Equipment Operation Fatalities Injury Prevention Motor Vehicles Risk Factors Vehicle Safety
• Publisher:
  International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052884
• Citation:
  2014 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) Annual Conference, June 23-25, 2014, Omaha, Nebraska. Urbana, IL: International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH), 2014 Jun; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  M.N. Frederick, The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
• Email:
  maisha-frederick@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  2014 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) Annual Conference, June 23-25, 2014, Omaha, Nebraska
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6235ea270dcc178ea4e65556d2743e7cafc41c6adc4a37cc86862d2464ebec5590187a8a51943d1612cb0d0d346ad3213dadf75672da695a4d12482f0106fbd9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215791/cdc_215791_DS1.pdf
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