Traumatic Injury Surveillance of Farmers (TISF) Survey
The TISF Survey was a mail survey of farms and ranches conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in cooperation with NIOSH. The NASS provided the sampling frame and sample selection. All agricultural production operations were in the population for study. The NASS drew all samples, conducted the mailings, contacted farm operations that did not respond, and processed the data for NIOSH use.
In cooperation with the National Safety Council and NASS, NIOSH developed the TISF to determine the frequency, incidence rate, and characteristics of agricultural work-related injuries occurring in the United States. The TISF database permits NIOSH to produce injury estimates at the State, regional, and national levels. Injuries were defined as any condition that resulted in one-half day or more of restricted activity or required professional medical treatment. An agricultural work-related injury was defined as an injury meeting this definition that occurred while performing work (either on the farm or off the farm) associated with the farm business. Respondents provided detailed information about the demographic characteristics of the victim (age, gender, race), characteristics of the injury (body part, nature, and type of injury), work, and causal factors.
For further information, contact
Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch
Division of Safety Research
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1095 Willowdale Road, MS–1808
Morgantown, WV 26505
www.cdc.gov/niosh/injury/traumaagric.html
