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Migrant and seasonal crop worker injury and illness across the Northeast.

Authors

Scribani-M; Wyckoff-S; Jenkins-P; Bauer-H; Earle-Richardson-G

Source

Am J Ind Med 2012 Nov; :[Epub ahead of print]

Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22150 

NIOSHTIC No.

20042030 

Abstract

Background: Northeast farmworkers are a small, widely dispersed, and isolated population. Little is known about their occupational injury and illness risk. Methods: Researchers conducted chart reviews in migrant health centers across the Northeast, and calculated incidence-density for agricultural morbidity based on a new method for estimating total worker hours at risk, and adjusting for cases seen at other sources of care. Results: An estimated annual average of 1,260 cases translated to an incidence of 30.27 per 10,000 worker weeks, (12.7 per 100 FTEs). Straining/spraining events (56% cases) was the most common occurrence (16.8 per 10,000 worker weeks), and lifting (21.5% cases) was the leading contributing factor. Incidence by crop category ranged from 12.95 (ground crop) to 29.69 (bush crop) per 10,000 weeks. Only 2.8% filed for Workers’ Compensation. Conclusion: The predominance of straining/spraining events affecting the back, and their association with lifting suggests that Northeastern farmworker occupational health programs should focus on ergonomics, and specifically on safe lifting.

Keywords

Agriculture; Agricultural-workers; Agricultural-industry; Agricultural-processes; Occupational-diseases; Occupational-hazards; Farmers; Epidemiology; Surveillance-programs; Racial-factors; Risk-analysis; Health-care-facilities; Recording-systems; Information-retrieval-systems; Morbidity-rates; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Manual-lifting; Manual-materials-handling; Back-injuries; Ergonomics; Safety-practices; Work-practices; Author Keywords: migrant; farmworker; occupational; musculoskeletal straining/spraining event; surveillance; agriculture; surveillance methods

Contact

Giulia Earle-Richardson, PhD, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare Network, One Atwell Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326

CODEN

AJIMD8

Publication Date

20121227

Document Type

Journal Article

Email Address

gwrite@stny.rr.com

Funding Type

Cooperative Agreement

Fiscal Year

2013

NTIS Accession No.

NTIS Price

Identifying No.

Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U50-OH-007542; B20130124

ISSN

0271-3586

Source Name

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

State

NY

Performing Organization

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital - Cooperstown, New York