Rollover Protective Structures, Worker Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness: New York, 2011–2017

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• Personal Author:
  Jenkins P ; Kelsey T ; Myers M ; Sorensen J ; Tinc P
• Description:
  Objectives. To measure cost-effectiveness of an intervention to increase retrofitting of rollover protective structures (ROPS) on tractors. Methods. Tractor overturns are the leading cause of farm fatalities. ROPS prevent these deaths. This study updates a 2011 cost-effectiveness assessment of a New York State intervention to increase use of ROPS. We subtracted intervention cost from the cost of injuries averted, then divided this figure by the number of averted injuries. We used related probabilities and costs of fatalities and injuries from published literature to calculate the program's cost-effectiveness. Results. The total cost of the injuries averted from 2007 to 2017 was $6 018 742 versus a total program cost of $1 776 608. The one-time retrofit costs will continue to prevent injuries as long as the tractors are used, generating additional (projected) future savings of $12 136 512, $15 781 027, and $18 924 818 if retrofitted tractors remain in operation 15, 20, or 25 years after their retrofit. Conclusions. Social marketing was cost-effective for reducing injuries from tractor overturns. Public Health Implications. These results indicate that the intervention model is effective from both a public health and economic standpoint and should be expanded into other states. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Cost Effectiveness Families Farm Workers Rollover Protective Structures ROPS Tractors
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  108
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053528
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2018 Nov; 108 (11):1517-1522
• Contact Point Address:
  Julie Sorensen, PhD, Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Bassett Healthcare Network, One Atwell Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  julie.sorensen@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20190831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dc0064429d5ce0503356c771d709c9f92bc352f1ebe0b4a5d070d60b227cb9d0a5016b497fe80a06689bde0dfc0564802447792276c7230ba1f874409b44fc0a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216262/cdc_216262_DS1.pdf
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