Accidental Farm Injuries in Children

Swanson, Jill A.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460120038029

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“…As indicated previously, most fatalities among young workers occur in agricultural settings (18,30), and most of these fatalities were associated with operating machinery (21,65,68,74,76). Retail trade accounts for the largest proportion of nonfatal youth injuries, most of which occur in restaurants and grocery stores, according to data counted by existing systems (20,44).…”

Section: Workplace Characteristics Industrymentioning

confidence: 93%

Epidemiology and Prevention of Injuries Among Adolescent Workers in the United States

Runyan

Zakocs²

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Key Words adolescence, occupational injury, workplace injury, interventions, agriculture s Abstract In the United States, most adolescents are employed at some time during their teen years. Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the nation's child labor law, address some of the risks of adolescent employment; however, >70 teenage workers are estimated to die from work-related injuries each year, with greater risk among males, whites, and older adolescents. Furthermore, the nonfatal work-related injuries of the ≥64,000 teens who receive emergency department care each year are believed to significantly undercount actual injuries. Many of these nonfatal injuries are severe, with 15%-45% leading to work restriction or permanent disabilities. Significant methodological issues limit the ability of existing surveillance systems to monitor youth worker injury. Risk factor and intervention research is very limited, but does suggest the role of some worker characteristics, management practices, and training issues. However, these factors need more careful study. This review considers existing information about occupational injuries among adolescents and identifies needs for research and policy attention.

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Section: Workplace Characteristics Industrymentioning

confidence: 93%

Epidemiology and Prevention of Injuries Among Adolescent Workers in the United States

Runyan

Zakocs²

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…However, the data are consistent with previous reports in demonstrating that injuries related to farm work tend to have high levels of severity and that a substantial number of these injuries is occurring among young children. 4,7,11 The distnbution of all injuries, and of serious injuries by age, was compared for minors in farm work, in food service, and in all other occupational categories. The proportion of total claims filed among minors aged 13 oryounger and among minors aged 14 or 15 is greater for farm workers than for food service workers and all other workers.…”

Section: Disussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational injuries among minors doing farm work in Washington State: 1986 to 1989.

Heyer

Franklin²,

Rivara³

et al. 1992

Am J Public Health

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BACKGROUND. There is growing evidence that many children are injured while engaged in agricultural work. However, little specific information on farm work-related injuries among minors is available, probably because employment or workers' compensation data for children are hard to obtain. METHODS. Workers' compensation data were used to evaluate occupational injuries among children in Washington State from 1986 through 1989. The frequency and severity of injuries among minors doing farm work were compared with the distributions of injuries among minors working in food service and all other occupations by year of injury, age of injury, and month and hour of injury. RESULTS. A total of 16,481 claims filed by children under age 18 were evaluated. Although farm workers accounted for only 7% of all claims, they made up 36% of claims filed by children under age 14, and 17% of claims filed by children aged 14 or 15. Injuries classified as serious accounted for 26% of farm worker claims compared with only 16% of all claims filed by children. CONCLUSIONS. Although injury rates could not be developed owing to the lack of denominator data, this study demonstrates that farm work is dangerous for young children.

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“…3,4 Significant long-term disability occurred in 41% of 88 people with farm-related injuries who were brought to a Minnesota ED, and 13% required reconstructive surgical procedures. 16 In New York State, permanent disability rates exceeded temporary disability (1.17:1) in agriculture, to a greater degree than in any other industry. 17 Many studies have examined the most common causes of agricultural injury.…”

Section: Nonfatal Farm Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…16 Several studies suggest a bimodal age distribution for agricultural injuries, the first peak occurring at 3 to 4 years of age and the second at 13 to 14 years of age. 16,18 The first age peak is attributable to increased mobility, exploration, and the need for both supervision and separation of play areas from the rest of the farm. Poisonings from pesticides and alkali agents in the toddler age group can result from storage in containers that are not childproof and those that resemble drink containers.…”

Section: Nonfatal Farm Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevention of Agricultural Injuries Among Children and Adolescents

Bull¹,

Agran²,

Gardner³

et al. 2001

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Although the annual number of farm deaths to children and adolescents has decreased since publication of the 1988 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, "Rural Injuries," the rate of nonfatal farm injuries has increased. Approximately 100 unintentional injury deaths occur annually to children and adolescents on US farms, and an additional 22 000 injuries to children younger than 20 years occur on farms. Relatively few adolescents are employed on farms compared with other types of industry, yet the proportion of fatalities in agriculture is higher than that for any other type of adolescent employment. The high mortality and severe morbidity associated with farm injuries require continuing and improved injury-control strategies. This statement provides recommendations for pediatricians regarding patient and community education as well as public advocacy related to agricultural injury prevention in childhood and adolescence.

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Accidental Farm Injuries in Children

Cited by 45 publications

References 5 publications

Epidemiology and Prevention of Injuries Among Adolescent Workers in the United States

Epidemiology and Prevention of Injuries Among Adolescent Workers in the United States

Occupational injuries among minors doing farm work in Washington State: 1986 to 1989.

Prevention of Agricultural Injuries Among Children and Adolescents

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