title: Trends in Nonfatal Agricultural Injury in Maine and New Hampshire: Results From a Low-Cost Passive Surveillance System.
abstract: Agriculture is a dangerous industry, and although data on fatal injuries exist, less is known about nonfatal injuries. The purpose of this study is to describe trends in agricultural morbidity in Maine and New Hampshire from 2008 to 2010 using a newly established passive surveillance system. This passive system is supplied by injury cases gathered from prehospital care reports and hospital data.
  
  
  
  Demographics and specifics of the event were recorded for each incident case.
  
  
  
  The average age of injured people in Maine and New Hampshire was 41.7. Women constituted 43.8% of all agricultural injuries. Machinery- (n = 303) and animal- (n = 523) related injuries accounted for most agricultural incidents. Of all injured women, over 60% sustained injuries due to animal-related causes. Agricultural injuries were spread across the two states, with clustering in southern New Hampshire and south central Maine, with additional injuries in the Aroostook County area, which is located in the northeast part of the state. Seasonal variation in agricultural injuries was evident with peaks in the summer months. There was some overlap between the agricultural and logging industry for tree-related work.
  
  
  
  Our methods are able to capture traumatic injury in agriculture in sufficient detail to prioritize interventions and to evaluate outcomes. The system is low-cost and has the potential to be sustained over a long period. Differences in rates of animal- and machinery-related injuries suggest the need for state-specific safety prioritization.
authors.affiliation: a Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: b Department of Environmental Health Sciences , School of Public Health, University at Albany , Rensselaer , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: a Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , New York , USA.|c Bassett Research Institute , Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Liane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.affiliation: c Bassett Research Institute , Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krupa
authors.affiliation: c Bassett Research Institute , Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008281:Maine / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009513:New Hampshire / Q000453:epidemiology; D012449:Safety; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Agriculture; Maine; New Hampshire; injury; time trends