Education, equipment modification and injury control among farm workers in Kentucky

Stallones, Lorann

doi:10.1016/0376-6349(89)90022-9

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“…Machinery has long been known to be the leading agent of injury and deaths on farms. [36][37][38][39][40] Dairy workers often use heavy equipment for feeding and milking tasks, which places them at risk for equipment-related injuries. Furthermore, dairy farmers often grow crops to feed their livestock.…”

Section: Machinerymentioning

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Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities on Dairy Farm Operations—A Global Perspective

Douphrate

Stallones

Kolstrup

et al. 2013

Journal of Agromedicine

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Agriculture is among the most hazardous sectors for workers globally, and dairy farming has been associated with a high risk of injury among workers in several countries. The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on what is known about modern dairy farms and related injuries and fatalities in different regions of the world. As in other sectors of agriculture, fatalities appear to be associated with heavy equipment usage, whereas injuries occur at higher rates with animal production, specifically cattle and milk production. Dairy farming is associated with higher rates of injury as compared with other industrial sectors, but a lack of work-related injury reporting continues to be an issue in several countries. Worker fatality associated with heavy equipment use is not a new observation (e.g., tractors); however, manure-handling systems, livestock handling, and quad bike operation continue to be associated with worker injuries and fatalities on modern farms. Opportunities exist for improvement of safety-related equipment to reduce injury and fatality risk during worker interactions with large animals and farm equipment.

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Section: Machinerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities on Dairy Farm Operations—A Global Perspective

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Stallones

Kolstrup

et al. 2013

Journal of Agromedicine

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“…Increased mechanization has been blamed for the high agricultural fatality rates, and safety modifications to machinery have been suggested as the most effective way to decrease mortality and morbidity (7,25,30,31). The fitting of roll bars or cages to tractors and appropriate restraint devices is an important preventive measure (25,28,32), although retrofitting may be expensive when measured on a "dollars per life saved" basis (33).…”

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Work-related agricultural fatalities in Australia, 1982-1984.

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Harrison³

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Scand J Work Environ Health

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Surveillance of fatal and non‐fatal farm injuries in Kentucky

Stallones

1990

American J Industrial Med

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This report describes one approach to establish a surveillance method of farm injuries. The surveillance system is designed to be used to evaluate ongoing prevention activities related to education, training, and equipment design. To define the subset of information to be included in a surveillance system, existing data were analyzed. The mortality data were death certificates and the morbidity data were from the Farm Accident Survey conducted in 1978, (National Safety Council forms and sampling design). Limitations of the data currently available are discussed; information needs for an agricultural injury surveillance system are presented.

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Education, equipment modification and injury control among farm workers in Kentucky

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities on Dairy Farm Operations—A Global Perspective

Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities on Dairy Farm Operations—A Global Perspective

Work-related agricultural fatalities in Australia, 1982-1984.

Surveillance of fatal and non‐fatal farm injuries in Kentucky

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