TY - JOUR
T1 - Tractor-related injuries
T2 - A population-based study of a five-state region in the midwest
AU - Carlson, Kathleen Ferguson
AU - Gerberich, Susan Goodwin
AU - Church, Timothy R.
AU - Ryan, Andrew D.
AU - Alexander, Bruce H.
AU - Mongin, Steven J.
AU - Renier, Colleen M.
AU - Zhang, Xueying
AU - French, L. Ronald
AU - Masten, Ann
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Background: Tractor-related injuries are among the most severe of agricultural injuries. This study identifies the incidence, consequences, and potential risk factors for tractor injuries among 3,765 agricultural households in a five-state region. Methods: Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected for two 6-month recall periods in 1999 using computer assisted telephone interviews. A causal model served as a basis for survey design, data analysis, and interpretation of results; associated directed acyclic graphs guided development of multivariate models. Results: The overall injury rate was 9.6 events per 1,000 persons per year. Increased personal risk was observed for males and prior agricultural injury experience. Compared with ages 35-44, decreased risks were identified for those less than 5, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24. Conclusions: Risk of tractor injury among agricultural household members varied by gender, age, and prior injury experience.
AB - Background: Tractor-related injuries are among the most severe of agricultural injuries. This study identifies the incidence, consequences, and potential risk factors for tractor injuries among 3,765 agricultural households in a five-state region. Methods: Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected for two 6-month recall periods in 1999 using computer assisted telephone interviews. A causal model served as a basis for survey design, data analysis, and interpretation of results; associated directed acyclic graphs guided development of multivariate models. Results: The overall injury rate was 9.6 events per 1,000 persons per year. Increased personal risk was observed for males and prior agricultural injury experience. Compared with ages 35-44, decreased risks were identified for those less than 5, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24. Conclusions: Risk of tractor injury among agricultural household members varied by gender, age, and prior injury experience.
KW - Agricultural injury
KW - Agricultural workers
KW - Injury surveillance
KW - Occupational injury
KW - Tractor-related injury
KW - Tractors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/20044368020
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U2 - 10.1002/ajim.20135
DO - 10.1002/ajim.20135
M3 - Article
C2 - 15712258
AN - SCOPUS:20044368020
SN - 0271-3586
VL - 47
SP - 254
EP - 264
JO - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
JF - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
