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Scope and magnitude of injuries in the agricultural workplace
Author(s) -
Purschwitz Mark A.,
Field William E.
Publication year - 1990
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.4700180210
Subject(s) - medicine , agriculture , scope (computer science) , occupational safety and health , tractor , truck , environmental health , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , work (physics) , occupational medicine , suicide prevention , agricultural machinery , medical emergency , occupational exposure , engineering , pathology , computer science , programming language , mechanical engineering , automotive engineering , aerospace engineering , ecology , biology
Abstract Agricultural work injury data are less available than data for other industries, so an overview of existing data is provided. Agriculture has the highest annual work death rate of all industries, 52 per 100,000 workers, which is five times the combined rate for all industries. Tractor‐related injuries are the leading types of fatal injuries; injuries involving agricultural machinery, animals, and trucks are the leading types of non‐fatal injuries. Victims of fatal accidents range in age from less than 1 year to over 90. Research needs are discussed, including the need for comprehensive surveillance.