Safe Animal Handling to Prevent Farm-Related Injuries and Deaths

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  Farm animals and livestock are an essential part of the farming community and economy of Michigan. However, farm animals and livestock can also be dangerous - every year, three farm owners or farmworkers are killed and 292 are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department after being bit, kicked, trampled, charged, or otherwise hurt by animals while working on the farm. Injury from an animal is the most common cause of farm injuries in Michigan that require hospitalization or treatment in the emergency room. This number of individuals injured at work by farm animals or livestock is likely an underestimate, as the additional number of injuries from animals treated in urgent care or personal physician offices or where the patient "toughed it out" is unknown. Keeping certain guidelines and rules-of-thumb in mind while working with animals can help prevent these injuries and deaths. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Livestock Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Animal Handlers Hazards
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066714
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2018 Aug; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Safe animal handling to prevent farm-related injuries and deaths
• 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/230996/cdc_230996_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 270.62 KB ]