Workers' compensation experience of Colorado agriculture workers, 2000-2004
Workers' compensation experience of Colorado agriculture workers, 2000-2004
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.20387
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Wahl, George
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作者：
Douphrate, David I.;Rosecrance, John C.;Wahl, George
背景 农业是最危险的职业之一。缺乏有关农业伤害或死亡的信息已被认为是有效预防伤害的障碍。 2000年至2004年科罗拉多州农业和农业企业工人非致命伤害的工伤索赔数据。方法利用工伤索赔数据来估计工伤索赔发生率，确定伤害来源、原因、类型和身体部位的分布，并估算这些伤害的成本。结果科罗拉多州农业和农业企业工人（例如牛经销商、牛或牲畜饲养者、奶农）的工伤索赔率较高，特别是在涉及与动物或牲畜互动的部门。在农业企业中，谷物加工企业的伤害索赔率很高。在所有分析的职业中，与动物、拉伤、机械以及跌倒或滑倒相关的伤害是最常见的。 结论 了解科罗拉多州农业和农业企业工人的伤害发生情况对于实施和评估针对特定农业相关职业的有效干预计划至关重要。建议制定解决工人与动物接触、坠落保护系统、机械使用和过度劳累预防策略的安全干预措施。
Background Agriculture is among the most hazardous of occupations. The lack of information regarding agriculture injuries or fatalities has been recognized as an obstacle for effective injury prevention. Workers' compensation claims data for non-fatal injuries among agriculture and agri-business workers in the State of Colorado between the years of 2000 and 2004.Methods Workers' compensation claims are utilized to estimate injury claim incidence rates, determine the distributions of sources, causes, types and body locations of injuries, and estimate the costs of these injuries.Results Colorado agriculture and agri-business workers (e.g., cattle dealers, cattle or livestock raisers, dairy farmers) have high rates of injury claims, especially in sectors that involve interaction with animals or livestock. Grain milling operations had a high rate of injury claims among agri-business operations. Injuries related to animals, strains, machinery, and falls or slips were the most frequent among all occupations analyzed.Conclusions Understanding the occurrence of injuries among Colorado agriculture and agri-business workers is critical to implementing and evaluating effective intervention programs for specific agriculture-related occupations. The development of safety interventions that address the worker-animal interface, fall protection systems, machinery usage, and overexertion prevention strategies is recommended.