Louis Edward Riesenberg
NIOSH Education and Information Division
AUTHOR ABSTRACT
Statement
of the Problem. The study was concerned with answering three
basic questions.
- Was
the distribution of work injuries of the 1978 Minnesota
Farm Accident Survey significantly different from the distribution
of work injuries compiled by the National Safety Council?
- What
was the participation of farm tractor and machinery operators
in the ongoing agricultural education programs?
- Was
there a difference in the participation in these ongoing
agricultural education programs between accident involved
and non- involved operators?
Method
of Research. Using the procedures of the Standardized Farm
Accident Reporting Program, a stratified random sample of
farms grouped in clusters in 19 counties of Minnesota were
surveyed four times during 1978 by volunteer interviewers.
The survey in each county was coordinated by the county extension
staff with the training of the interviewers done by the state
staff.
Findings.
There was a significant difference in the distribution of
work injuries between those of the 1978 Minnesota Accident
Survey and the "national norm" as compiled by the National
Safety Council in respect to:
- Age
of victim
- Residency
of the victim
- Type
of farm
- Location
on the farm
- Agent
involved
- Victims
activity
- Type
of injury
- Part
of body injured
No significant
difference was found in respect to severity of injury. It
was found that the majority of farm tractor and machinery
operators in Minnesota did not participate in vocational agriculture,
the 4-H power program and the Tractor and Machinery Safety
Training Program. Amount of experience and vocational agriculture
completed were found to be slightly associated with accident
involvement.
SOURCE AND NATIONAL
LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#
SOURCE: University
of Minnesota; 1980. 142.
NLOM ID#: No
ID#.
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This
document was extracted from the CDC-NIOSH Epidemiology of
Farm Related Injuries: Bibliography With Abstracts, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service,
Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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