Work-Related Farm Injuries in Michigan: Second Report (January 2017 – December 2019)

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  Michigan State University's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related farm injuries in the state of Michigan. This is the second report on occupational farm-related injuries in Michigan; it covers three years, 2017, 2018 and 2019. These are the key findings: Work-related farm injuries were identified through hospital medical records. 1) In 2017, there were 812 work-related farm injuries in 805 individuals. 2) In 2018, there were 730 work-related farm injuries in 724 individuals. 3) In 2019, there were 621 work-related farm injuries in 612 individuals. 4) Over the three years combined, there were 2,163 work-related farm injury incidents in 2,111 individuals; 19 individuals each sustained two farm injuries in the same calendar year, 25 individuals sustained two farm injuries in two separate calendar years, 3 individuals sustained two farm injuries in one calendar year and another injury in a separate calendar year, and one individual sustained three farm injuries in three separate calendar years. The most common type of medical encounter was an emergency department visit (1,791; 82.8%). Seventy-five percent of all farm-related injuries were among men; 90.8% were among Caucasians. The most common part of the body injured was an upper limb (769; 37.4%), followed by a lower limb (541; 26.3%). The most common types of injury were contusions (410; 19.1%) and fractures (405; 18.8%) which together accounted for over a third of all farm injuries. Injuries caused by cows were the predominant cause of work-related farm injuries and accounted for almost a third (594; 28.9%) of all injuries. Dairy farms accounted for 37.4% of all cases for which the farm type was recorded by a health care provider. Owners/operators accounted for 51.8% and hired hand for 34.3% of all individuals working on a farm. Commercial insurance was the expected payer in 644 (38.0%) cases, followed by Medicare/Medicaid in 580 (34.2%) cases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Livestock Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Farm Workers Injuries Surveillance
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:
  1-27
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066795
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2021 Apr; :1-27
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related farm injuries in Michigan: second report (January 2017 - December 2019)
• 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/229155/cdc_229155_DS1.pdf
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