Agricultural Fatalities in New York State from 2009-2018: Trends from the past Decade Gathered from Media Reports

Scott, Erika; Dalton, Deborah

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2020.1720883

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“…Consistent with recent literature, agricultural injury surveillance lacks federal-level support, funding, and dissemination ( 28 , 29 ). While some datasets and methods have surfaced and shown increased utility, much discussion is underway among stakeholders and federal agency officials regarding ideal and optimal fatal and non-fatal injury surveillance strategies for the industry ( 4 , 28 , 30 – 32 ). Meanwhile, several state-based “farm fatality reports” include child fatalities, whether the child was working at the time of the incident or not, capturing the integration of the worksite and home present on many family farms and household youth ( 33 – 36 ).…”

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Needs assessment survey for enhancing United States child agricultural injury prevention capacity: Brief report

Salzwedel

Weichelt

Burke

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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The dissemination of childhood agricultural safety and health information and resources through organizations that farmers trust enhances implementation and the Socio-Ecological Model can help identify these organizations. However, to become effective partners in improving agricultural health and safety, organizations need to build capacity in child agricultural safety and health, thus, more information is needed about these organizations’ current practices, needs, and capacity for leadership, policy makers, and knowledge mobilization. An online survey was administered to organization leaders with an interest in child agricultural injury prevention, chosen through agricultural health and safety organization membership lists. Invitations to participate in the online survey were mailed to 95 organization leaders with three weekly reminders, resulting in participation from 50 organization leaders (53% response rate). Respondents indicated a high level of awareness of child agricultural injuries, yet few were actively engaged in injury prevention. When asked about “needs” for building capacity in injury prevention, over half (56%) identified a need for more promotion and dissemination of safety resources and strategies, including ATV safety, no extra riders on equipment, and keeping young children out of the worksite. The only topic that more than half of the organizations (54%) identified as “needing more information” was childhood agricultural injury surveillance. This assessment yielded valuable details for identifying opportunities, priorities, and topics for future collaborations and capacity building. Findings help inform national and international planning committees’ work, such as the next iteration of a US National Action Plan for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention, scheduled for release in 2024.

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Needs assessment survey for enhancing United States child agricultural injury prevention capacity: Brief report

Salzwedel

Weichelt

Burke

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…33 Tractors remain a leading cause of death in the agriculture industry. 42,43 Rural roads may also differ by lighting and design, 44 crash type, 45 and roadway hazards (eg, farm machinery and wildlife). 46,47 Rural businesses and workers rely on local health care infrastructure which, like roads, is shaped by public and private investments.…”

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“…Rural industries also are more likely to use vehicles other than cars and trucks 33 . Tractors remain a leading cause of death in the agriculture industry 42,43 . Rural roads may also differ by lighting and design, 44 crash type, 45 and roadway hazards (eg, farm machinery and wildlife) 46,47 …”

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Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action

Scott,

Elliott,

Lincoln

et al. 2023

The Journal of Rural Health

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occupational health, occupational health services, rural health, rural health services, social determinants of health A recent article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1 describes the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database-an industryspecific database created to help researchers understand patterns of deaths among US oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers. Among other strengths, the database includes detailed geographic data on fatal incidents-a feature lacking in other systems that track workplace fatalities. It is clear that the majority of OGE worker fatalities occurred in rural micropolitan and noncore counties (Figure 1). This finding may not be surprising to people in the industry. However, it does raise questions about relationships between work, health, and rurality that are rarely explored explicitly or systematically.The uneven allocation of social and structural determinants of health (SDOH) across geographic space accounts for disparities in health outcomes among people living in urban and rural areas. 3 Employment is an SDOH that can impact health through working conditions, access to income, health insurance, a sense of meaning, and quality housing. [4][5][6][7][8][9]

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“…Similar figures are reported from other countries. [3][4][5][6] The pressures on farmers, farm families, and farm workers due to changing politics, economic challenges, unpredictable weather, natural disasters, global markets, transport systems, rural isolation, and rural crime leads to increasing frustration, stress, mental health concerns, and suicide. [7][8][9][10] In 2020, we also saw BOTH the pressures induced by a global pandemic, but also the direct impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 on farm workers added to current pressures.…”

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“…In fact, at times, despite international efforts, it appears we have had low or even non-existent impact on agricultural health and safety, at least regarding fatal and non-fatal injuries, both nationally and internationally, as indicated earlier. [2][3][4][5][6] Today there are a large number of international, national, and regional organizations, all with a focus on health & safety in agriculture. Table 1 provides a number of examples of formal organizations.…”

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