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Causes, nature, and outcomes of work‐related injuries to adolescents working at farm and non‐farm jobs in rural Minnesota
Author(s) -
Munshi Kaizad,
Parker David L.,
BannermanThompson Hansen,
Merchant Deborah
Publication year - 2002
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/ajim.10095
Subject(s) - farm workers , medicine , occupational safety and health , work (physics) , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , incidence (geometry) , rural area , environmental health , agriculture , suicide prevention , poison control , demography , gerontology , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , optics , pathology , sociology
Background Although there are many studies on working adolescents, information on youth who simultaneously hold jobs on both a farm and in other sectors of the economy is lacking. Methods Six high schools in rural Minnesota were evaluated for adolescent work practices and injury incidence. A 20‐page self‐administered survey was administered to students. Results A total of 2,250 students completed the survey, representing 92% of the student body. Students that simultaneously hold both farm and non‐farm jobs have a significantly higher proportion of injuries. However, annual injury rates are highest for those working in non‐farm only (26.7/100 full‐time equivalents, FTEs) or farm only (25.9/100 FTEs) employment when compared with those working simultaneously in farm and non‐farm jobs (21.9/100 FTEs). Conclusions Many rural students employed simultaneously on farm and non‐farm jobs work long hours and are at significant risk of work‐related injury. The annual injury rates we estimated are higher than those reported in previous studies. Am. J. Ind. Med. 42:142–149, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.