Citation

Scott EE, Hirabayashi L, Krupa NL, Sorensen JA, Jenkins PL. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2015; 57(8): 866-872.

Affiliation

From the Northeast Center for Occupational Health in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (Ms Scott, Ms Hirabayashi, and Dr Sorensen), NIOSH AgFF Center; and Bassett Research Institute (Ms Krupa and Dr Jenkins), Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0000000000000482

PMID

26247640

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Agriculture and logging rank among industries with the highest rates of occupational fatality and injury. Establishing a nonfatal injury surveillance system is a top priority in the National Occupational Research Agenda. Sources of data such as patient care reports (PCRs) and hospitalization data have recently transitioned to electronic databases.

METHODS: Using narrative and location codes from PCRs, along with International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, external cause of injury codes (E-codes) in hospital data, researchers are designing a surveillance system to track farm and logging injury.

RESULTS: A total of 357 true agricultural or logging cases were identified.

CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that it is possible to identify agricultural and logging injury events in PCR and hospital data. Multiple data sources increase catchment; nevertheless, limitations in methods of identification of agricultural and logging injury contribute to the likely undercount of injury events.

Language: en