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Title: Morbidity and Mortality from Farm Tractor and Other Agricultural Machinery-Related Injuries in Arkansas

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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DOI: 10.13031/jash.12828

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Abstract: The authors applied a text string search algorithm to ascertain suspect farm tractor or agricultural machinery-related injuries in data sources available for 2000-2014 in the State of Arkansas. The occurrence of farm tractor or other agricultural machinery -related injuries were compared with figures available at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). In death certificates assigned external causes of death, we included those coded as related to “agricultural machinery”, selecting in records with strings in the boxes for occupation and industry and the description of how the injury occurred likely to be farm tractor or other agricultural machinery-related injuries, and then inspected each one, removing those likely unrelated. The approach significantly increased the ascertainment of suspect fatal farm tractor or other agricultural machinery-related injuries by 7.8 times the number reported to CFOI and there was only a 17% not statistically significant increase compared to the NCHS. All hospital records with any discharge diagnosis coded as related to “agricultural machinery” were selected. The descriptive analysis of the fatalities and hospital records showed a significantly increased risk among men above retirement age, peaks during the summer, and an increased risk in the Mississippi Delta area. About one-third of the fatal farm agricultural machinery-related injuries were due to over-turns. The use of the algorithm can improve ascertainment of fatal agricultural machinery -related injuries in the State. The death records were found to be rich in data on the circumstances of the occurrence of the injury, which can be used to screen for farm tractor- related fatalities and if confirmed, translated into action to improve the safety of the Arkansan farmers.

Url: https://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=49601

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Authors: Cardenas, Victor, M; Cen, Ruiqi; Clemens, Melissa, M; Conner, Jennifer, L; Victory , Jennifer, L; Stallones, Lorann; Delongchamp, Robert, R

Periodical (Full): Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Issue: 4

Volume: 24

Pages: 213-225

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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