Abstract
Agriculture is a dangerous industry with high rates of occupational injuries. Immigrants comprise the majority of the hired agricultural workforce in the United States, and these workers may be at a higher risk for job-related injuries. This study addressed the frequency, characteristics, and risk factors of occupational injuries among Latino immigrant cattle feedyard workers. Data were collected through structured interviews with Latino immigrant cattle feedyard workers in Kansas and Nebraska (n = 243; 90.9% male). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to identify risk factors for injury. Nearly three-fourths of participants (71.2%) reported having experienced one or more injuries in the past while working on a cattle feedyard. The most frequent types of reported injuries, including those not requiring medical care, were bruises/contusions (40%), cuts/lacerations (21%), and sprains/strains (12%). These injuries were mainly caused by animals/livestock (33%), chemicals (23%), falls (12%), and tools (9%). Significant risk factors for injury included male gender (OR 5.9), being over age 35 (OR 2.6), working on a large or an extra-large feedyard (OR 5.4), having 11 or more employees on the feedyard (OR 3.6), and working more than eight hours a day (OR 4.7). Having received safety training was also associated with greater risk of injury in a univariable model (OR 2.6). Cattle feedyard workers are at high risk for injury and require more effective preventive measures.
Highlights
Agriculture is a dangerous industry with high rates of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths reported in statistics and studies worldwide [1,2]
Of the total of feedyard workers who participated in the study, over were working in Nebraska and the remainder were working in working in Nebraska and the remainder were working in Kansas
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Summary
Agriculture is a dangerous industry with high rates of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths reported in statistics and studies worldwide [1,2]. Agriculture is often considered a 3-D industry, one that is dangerous, demanding, and dirty. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual reports indicate that agriculture has had the highest rates of injuries of any major industry sector in the U.S over the past two decades. In. 2019, the incidence of fatal injuries was 23.1 injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE). Workers in agriculture compared to 3.5 per 100,000 in all other industries combined [3]. The rate of non-fatal injuries was 5.2 injuries per 100 FTE workers in agriculture and 2.8 per 100 in all other industries combined [4]. Specific subsectors of agriculture, including beef cattle production, had even higher injury rates
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