Arizona Farm and Ranch Accident Survey, 1976

  • Lloyd, Mark

AUTHOR ABSTRACT

The data collected revealed the following:

  • Male full-time employees between the ages of 25-44 years exhibited the highest accident rates.
  • Most accidents occurred during midmorning and midafternoon.
  • Most of the accidents occurred in February, April and May.
  • The largest percentage of injuries and illnesses occurred by being struck against or by object, and slips and falls from different levels.
  • Feet and back were parts of the body most frequently injured.
  • Animal handling accidents category had the highest frequency rate.
  • One accident occurred per 2.7 number of farms interviewed.
  • Farm yards and farm buildings were the locations reporting the most accidents and illnesses.
  • Accidents and illnesses occurred the largest percentage of time during the activity of routine chores.

SOURCE AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#

SOURCE: Arizona: Cooperative Extension Service; [1977?]. 11

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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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