Citation

O'Connor TA, Gordon JE, Barnett M. J. Saf. Res. 1993; 24(3): 155-166.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Using injury surveillance data from the Oregon Injury Registry (OIR), investigators analyzed data on fatal and nonfatal, hospitalized agricultural injuries occurring in the state from 1988 through 1990. The purpose of the analysis was to assess the magnitude and nature of such injuries in order to target prevention efforts. The study found an annual agricultural injury fatality rate of 22.2 per 100,000 agricultural workers; for fatalities related to the use of farm tractors, the rate was 11.3 per 100,000. The tractor-related fatality rate and the proportion of injuries that involved tractors were higher than national averages found in National Safety Council (NSC) studies. The overall agricultural injury fatality rate was lower than that found by the NSC. The study concludes that tractor safety is a high priority for intervention, but that educational programs need to address a wide variety of hazards.