title: Work-related injuries among Iowa farm operators: an analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project.
abstract: In 1994, the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project carried out a two-stage, stratified, cluster survey of Iowa farms using a mail survey. With data from this representative sample of Iowa farmers, we examined the associations between farm-work-related injuries and possible risk factors for 390 principal farm operators. Forty (10.3%) of these operators reported being injured while doing farm work. We developed a logistic regression to assess associations between potential risk factors and injury. We found three factors significantly associated with injury: younger age (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1, confidence interval [CI] = 1.1-9.3), having an impairment or health problem that limits work (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.5-3.8), and hand or arm exposure to acids or alkalis (OR = 2.6, CI = 1.1-5.9). In the univariate analysis, safety training did not seem to protect farmers from injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Sprince
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Burmeister
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Whitten
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Torner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zwerling
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000383:Agriculture; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors