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Work‐related injuries among Iowa farm operators: An analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project
Author(s) -
Lewis Mary Q.,
Sprince Nancy L.,
Burmeister Leon F.,
Whitten Paul S.,
Torner James C.,
Zwerling Craig
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199805)33:5<510::aid-ajim11>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , odds ratio , occupational safety and health , confidence interval , logistic regression , injury prevention , poison control , hazard , hazard ratio , demography , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , sociology
In 1994, the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project carried out a two‐stage, stratified, cluster survey of Iowa farms using a mail survey. With data from this representative sample of Iowa farmers, we examined the associations between farm‐work–related injuries and possible risk factors for 390 principal farm operators. Forty (10.3%) of these operators reported being injured while doing farm work. We developed a logistic regression to assess associations between potential risk factors and injury. We found three factors significantly associated with injury: younger age (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1, confidence interval [CI] = 1.1–9.3), having an impairment or health problem that limits work (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.5–3.8), and hand or arm exposure to acids or alkalis (OR = 2.6, CI = 1.1–5.9). In the univariate analysis, safety training did not seem to protect farmers from injuries. Am. J. Ind. Med. 33:510–517, 1998. Published 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.