@article{ref1,
title="Farm-related injury deaths in Australia (2001-20)",
journal="Australian journal of rural health",
year="2022",
author="Lower, Tony and Peachey, Kerri-Lynn and Rolfe, Margaret",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe the agents, pattern and trends of unintentional farm fatalities in Australia (2001-2020). <br><br>METHODS: Review of study of National Coronial Information System data. <br><br>DESIGN: Descriptive. SETTING: Australia (2001-2020). PARTICIPANTS: All cases involving fatal work and non-work injury events on a farm. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patterns and agents of injury events, with trends for all-cause deaths based on rates per 10 000 farms and work-related incidents (per 100 000 workers and 1 000 000 h worked). <br><br>RESULTS: There were 1584 unintentional farm fatalities (annual mean 79). Two-thirds of cases were work-related (68%). Major agents of injury were farm vehicles (39%) and machinery (26%). Persons aged over 55 years were involved in 58% of all work-related incidents and were significantly more likely to die than younger cohorts when assessed against hours worked. Death rates involving all on-farm fatal incidents (both work and non-work) per 10 000 farms (p = 0.015) and work-related rates per 100 000 workers (p = 0.015) reduced over the period, with both demonstrating a fluctuating rate. There was no change in the work-related rates when assessed against hours worked (p = 0.276). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Over the period, the annualised number of deaths fell by approximately 24% (98-75), with agents of injury remaining similar. General trends suggest a reduction in the overall death rates for work and non-work incidents. However, trends were less apparent when the reduction of farms (~19%), workers (~7%) and hours worked (no change), were accounted for. Targeted approaches are required to stimulate improvements in these preventable incidents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1038-5282",
doi="10.1111/ajr.12906",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12906"
}