AUTHOR
ABSTRACT
This
report contains the results of the farm accident and illness
survey conducted in Tennessee in 1975. Here are some major
points.
- 65%
of all farm accidents occurred to the farm operator or members
of his family.
- Males
were involved in over 72% of the accidents reported.
- 53%
of the injuries reported involved cuts, sprains, and bruises.
- 15%
of all accidents reported required admittance to hospital.
- Slips
and falls were the most common accident reported.
- Legs
and arms were the most frequently injured part of the body.
- Animals
and farm machinery were the objects most often involved
in reported accidents.
- Beef
and Dairy farms had very high accident rates in comparison
to other type farming operations.
97%
of all accidents reported involved only one person.
- Over
56% of all accidents reported were classified as severe.
- 72%
of accidents reported occurred while person involved was
working.
- The
winter months of November, December, January, and February
showed the lowest accident rates.
- An
average of 24 days were lost from work for each accident
reported.
- An
average of 1.5 days per accident were spent in a hospital.
- Medical
expenses averaged $171.09 per accident reported.
SOURCE AND NATIONAL
LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#
SOURCE:
Tennessee: National Safety Council, Tennessee Farm Bureau
Women, University of Tennessee Cooperative Extension Service;
1977. 37.
NLOM ID#:
No ID#.
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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