Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 3-40 Percentage of farm workers reporting joint or muscle pain in at least one body part during the preceding 12 months by years in U.S. farm work, 1999. In 1999, the percentage of workers reporting joint or muscle pain in the back, shoulder, elbow/arm, hand/wrist, or legs/feet ranged from 11% for those in their first year of U.S. farm work to 19% for workers with more than 10 years of this work. (Sources: DOL [2001]; Steege and Baron [2002].)
2		Figure 3-41 Percentage of farm workers reporting joint or muscle pain in at least one body part during the preceding 12 months by crop category last worked, 1999. The percentage of farm workers reporting joint or muscle pain in 1999 is highest (20%) among those working in multiple crop categories and lowest (11%) among horticulture workers. An average of 15% of workers in vegetables, fruits and nuts, and field crops reported joint or muscle pain. (Sources: DOL [2001]; Steege and Baron [2002].)

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