L. W. Knapp Jr.
NIOSH Education and Information Division
AUTHOR
ABSTRACT
Agricultural
industries in this country directly utilize the services of
7.1 million workers. In addition, 10 million other workers
are engaged in ancillary activities such as the transportation
and marketing of agricultural products. Agriculture yearly
leads to more fatalities than any other pursuit and to a higher
number of nonfatal accidents. The causes of agricultural accidents
are by no means unique, but in no small part they relate to
farm machinery and equipment. There are many circumstances
that mark the agricultural worker as dissimilar to the usual
industrial employee. The same principles of accident prevention
that are applicable to industry in general apply to agricultural
activities, but some distinct measures are requisite. Various
features of appropriate agricultural-safety programs are presented.
JOURNAL AND NATIONAL
LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#
JOURNAL:
J Occup Med. 1965; 7(11): 545-553.
Note:
Journal of Occupational Medicine.
NLOM
ID#: No ID #.
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Farm Related Injuries: Bibliography With Abstracts, U.S. Department
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for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety
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