A Review of 2016–2017 Agricultural Youth Injuries Involving Skid Steers and a Call for Intervention and Translational Research

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• Personal Author:
  Bendixsen, Casper ; Weichelt, Bryan P. ; Bendixsen, Casper ; Weichelt, Bryan P.
• Description:
  Skid steers or loaders are becoming prolific in U.S. agriculture - as are the injuries and fatalities related to their use. A review of incidents as queried in AgInjuryNews from 2016 to 2017 revealed an overrepresentation of youth being involved in these tragic incidents. This raises concerns over parental attitudes and beliefs about the safety of these machines. Skid steer incidents do not appear to be a result from a lack of safety education materials, however. Indeed, manufacturers, the Centers for Disease Control, and many state extension systems have safety manuals and general instruction, including YouTube videos and online resources. Thus, there appears to be a significant gap between safety knowledge and practice. There is also a lack of published research, including intervention strategies, training evaluation, and translational/implementation studies specific to skid steer machines. This review of youth incidents is therefore also a call for further research for foundational studies regarding attitudes and behaviors involving skid steers in agriculture, intervention models, and efforts to translate prevention knowledge beyond the existing materials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Author Keywords: Agriculture Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Farm Fatalities Fatality Injuries Injury Intervention Loader Media Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Skid-steer Loaders Skid Steer Training Work Environment Workers Worker Safety Young Workers Youth

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066868
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2018 Sep; 23(4):374-380
• Contact Point Address:
  Bryan Weichelt, National Farm Medicine Center-ML1, 1000 N. Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  weichelt.bryan@marshfieldresearch.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2106702c428c38ec20b56a2ac355e6d2f1861488e01dac226477ac37e7a5309762e1fba2abcc5920a4397bfe9cec66f2ee4986f3e507b9823f77c607d5aa87b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230695/cdc_230695_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB ]