Utilizing GIS to Examine Roadway Features That May Increase the Risk of Farm Vehicle Traffic Crashes in the State of Iowa

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• Personal Author:
  Greenan M ; Harland K ; Ramirez M
• Description:
  Purpose/Objective: In 2007, Iowa had 243,403 registered tractors servicing 92,856 farm operations. A substantive proportion of tractors travel on roads transport goods from farm homesteads to agricultural distributers. In this same year, 188 farm equipment-related crashes occurred with 60% resulting in an injury. The objective of this analysis is to identify environmental risk factors (e.g., road characteristics) that lead to self-propelled farm equipment-related crashes occurring on Iowa's public roadways. Methods/Efforts: Using Iowa Department of Transportation farm equipment-related crash data from 2005-2011 (N=1,371), a case control analysis derived through Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis was conducted to compare road characteristics where a farm crash occurred to road characteristics where a farm crash has not occurred with the potential to identify road features that increase crash risk. Results/Findings: Of a total 319,705 road segments in Iowa, 0.4% (n=1,337) segments had a farm equipment crash. The odds of farm equipment crash were significantly higher in road segments with increasing traffic density and speed limit, while type of roadway and roadway width greatly impacted crash risk as well. Application to Field Research: Findings can then be used to identify roads at risk for a farm equipment crash. This information will aid policy-makers in developing safer roads for all roadway users. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Automobiles Geographic Information Systems Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Equipment Operation Geographic Information Systems Hazard Identification 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:20052887
• 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. Greenan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
• Email:
  mitchell-greenan@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:ce61e88cbced338f11cc32741bc6c0f782c7571e7621210a86aa3fad2b8319331553ee404963e363bd9262a526b1b79807fadb252b71ec38af11571c41115374
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215794/cdc_215794_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 204.08 KB ]