title: Factors influencing involvement in farm accidents.
abstract: A self-administered questionnaire completed by 683 male farmers showed individuals incurring a farming-related injury more likely to score higher on a measure of personal risk-taking and to believe that accidents were inevitable (fatalism). Specific safe farming practices--wearing protective clothing and operating machinery safely--were associated with lower likelihood of injury. Traditional predictors of involvement in accidents (age, exposure to hazards, and work experience) were not significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Harrell
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000383:Agriculture; D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires