Development of methodology to document and code farm-related injuries and fatalities involving manure storage, handling and transport - with summary of 2017 incidents.

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• Personal Author:
  Cheng C ; Field WE ; Ni J-Q ; Nour MM
• Description:
  As part of ongoing surveillance of fatalities and injuries involving agricultural confined spaces by Purdue University's Agricultural Safety and Health Program, nearly 300 cases involving manure storage, handling, and transport equipment and facilities have been documented over the past 30 years. With the exception of a summary of 77 fatalities published by Beaver and Field, these cases have not been previously analysed or published due to a lack of resources and the limitations of the Purdue Agricultural Confined Spaces Incident Database (PACSID) which was designed primarily for analysis of grain-related cases. These limitations included differences in terminology used to code case information in the PACSID and dissimilar causative and contributing factors. To develop a consistent and more useful approach to process and analyze data, 28 U.S. manure-related incidents involving 39 victims documented as having occurred in 2017 were examined for type of incident, victim characteristics, primary contributing factors, and nature of injuries. A review of literature was conducted to identify previously reported contributing factors, and a coding rubric was developed and reviewed by a panel of experts. It was determined that the rubric provided a consistent way to code and analyze descriptive information available on each case. A pilot analysis was completed of the 39 cases using the new tool, and results were summarized. The final methodology will be used to analyze all historically documented incidents, as well as future incidents. Findings presented include a review of relevant literature, discussion of the methods used in case documentation, classifications developed from sample data, and a summary of incidents in 2017. Anticipated outcomes include: 1) consistent strategy to document, code, and summarize manure-related incidents; 2) means of classification of key contributing factors; 3) identification of new or emerging trends; and 4) completion of previously documented incidents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Confined Spaces Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Asphyxiation; Confined Space; Hydrogen Sulphide; Manure Gases; Manure Pit Farm Workers; Farmers; Agricultural Workers; Agriculture; Injuries; Surveillance; Injury Prevention; Fatalities; Confined Spaces; Manure Pits;
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  90-100
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065192
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2019 Jan; 24(1):90-100
• Contact Point Address:
  Mahmoud M Nour, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
• Email:
  mnour@purdue.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09f1f178348d5f9a825902dcc0077145c65c1c8b275f8cc7d0c975e0b8553f5204bac878e751eb7880742b1dfd4d513873eaa475e50b56e5dc4e0574164f85b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248858/cdc_248858_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]