An exploration of Hispanic workers' perspectives about risks and hazards associated with orchard work.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Connon C ; Keifer, Max ; Salazar MK
• Description:
  Orchard workers are a population at risk for serious and disabling occupational injuries and illnesses. The purpose of this descriptive, exploratory study was to gather information about orchard workers' perceptions and experiences related to their work to better understand factors that contribute to their occupational risk. The sample consisted of 180 Hispanic orchard workers from 3 counties in Washington State; about a third of these reported at least 1 occupational injury. A Likert scale was used to gather workers' perceptions about individual, work-related, and environmental factors that have the potential to contribute to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses. Psychosocial factors emerged as particularly important influences on workers' health and safety. Injured workers were more likely than noninjured workers to feel (1) that they are more likely to be fired, (2) that the "boss cares more about the fruit than the worker," (3) that their employer was demanding, and (4) that orchard work was dangerous. There is a compelling need to develop and test interventions that address factors that adversely affect orchard workers' health and safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agriculture; Agricultural Workers; Injuries; Epidemiology; Occupational Health Disparities; Psychosocial Factors; Seasonal Workers; Migrant Workers; Farm Workers; Author Keywords: Hispanic Farmworkers; Occupational Health; Occupational Safety; Orchard Workers
• ISSN:
  0160-6379
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  34-47
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065342
• Citation:
  Fam Community Health 2009 Jan-Mar; 32(1):34-47
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew Keifer, MPH, MD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Email:
  mkeifer@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Family & Community Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4c1ddaf4c4ce35eccffcbf50bcb9149dfbeb83198d4beffa16ad3201faca876cfb518c3fda0c5949c32fbaa3aebf592243e7458991cd86deaf46c81a621ab1d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248584/cdc_248584_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 114.82 KB ]