Fatal accidents at work in agriculture associated with alcohol intoxication in Lower Silesia in Poland

Rorat, Marta

doi:10.13075/mp.5893.00430

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“…However, performance may as well be related to contextual performance (such as working extra hours and helping coworkers), counterproductive behaviour (such as workplace aggression and property damage) and issues related to job safety, such as injuries resulting from accidents (p. 132) 5. A recent Norwegian study revealed that employees’ alcohol consumption was a major concern relating to safety issues,33 and several studies support an association between alcohol and occupational injuries 34–36. However, in the context of the present review, we focused on work performance related to task performance, which can be conceived of as most directly related to on-the-job productivity.…”

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Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): a systematic review

et al. 2019

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ObjectivesThe aim of this review was to explore the notion of alcohol-related presenteeism; that is, whether evidence in the research literature supports an association between employee alcohol consumption and impaired work performance.DesignSystematic review of observational studies.Data sourcesMEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL, AMED, Embase and Swemed+ were searched through October 2018. Reference lists in included studies were hand searched for potential relevant studies.Eligibility criteriaWe included observational studies, published 1990 or later as full-text empirical articles in peer-reviewed journals in English or a Scandinavian language, containing one or more statistical tests regarding a relationship between a measure of alcohol consumption and a measure of work performance.Data extraction and synthesisTwo independent reviewers extracted data. Tested associations between alcohol consumption and work performance within the included studies were quality assessed and analysed with frequency tables, cross-tabulations and χ2tests of independence.ResultsTwenty-six studies were included, containing 132 tested associations. The vast majority of associations (77%) indicated that higher levels of alcohol consumption were associated with higher levels of impaired work performance, and these positive associations were considerably more likely than negative associations to be statistically significant (OR=14.00,phi=0.37, p<0.001). Alcohol exposure measured by hangover episodes and composite instruments were over-represented among significant positive associations of moderate and high quality (15 of 17 associations). Overall, 61% of the associations were characterised by low quality.ConclusionsEvidence does provide some support for the notion of alcohol-related presenteeism. However, due to low research quality and lack of longitudinal designs, evidence should be characterised as somewhat inconclusive. More robust and less heterogeneous research is warranted. This review, however, does provide support for targeting alcohol consumption within the frame of workplace interventions aimed at improving employee health and productivity.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017059620.

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Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): a systematic review

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“…Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance associated with alcohol consumption) has been identified as an under-researched topic in the research literature (Thørrisen et al, 2019). Evidence supports the view that employee alcohol consumption may be associated with impaired work performance (Jurek & Rorat, 2017; Schou, 2016). Due to low research quality and lack of longitudinal designs, existing evidence should still be characterised as inconclusive regarding the prevalence, nature, and impact of alcohol-related presenteeism in the workforce (Thørrisen et al, 2019).…”

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“…Evidence supports the view that employee alcohol consumption may be associated with impaired work performance (Jurek & Rorat, 2017;Schou, 2016). Due to low research quality and lack of longitudinal designs, existing evidence should still be characterised as inconclusive regarding the prevalence, nature, and impact of alcohol-related presenteeism in the workforce (Thørrisen et al, 2019).…”

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Wellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review

Edwards,

Spencer,

Anthony

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Rapid review methodology was used to identify updated economic evidence on programmes or interventions designed to enable employees to remain in and return to the workforce. In Wales, there are currently 1.48 million people in employment and 58,300 people who are unemployed. This equates to an unemployment rate of 3.8% in Wales.The evidence in this report builds on a previousWellness in Workreport (Edwards et al., 2019). This review has a broad focus to understand the economic impact of well-being within the workplace. The main section of the report is on the economic benefits of keeping the workforce well. Seventy-six papers were included from databases searched for literature published between 2017 and 2023.Economics studies were found relating to common mental health conditions; severe mental health conditions; influenza vaccination; illicit drug use; smoking and vaping; healthy eating and physical activity. A range of economic evidence of low, medium, and high quality relating to interventions targeting well-being in the workforce was identified. This included high quality evidence that interventions in the workforce for employees at risk of common mental health disorders can be cost saving for businesses and the health and social care sector. There is also high quality evidence on the cost-effectiveness of interventions focusing on healthy eating and physical activity in the workplace. Some evidence gaps were also identified.Policy and practice implications:There is a need to consider the evidence presented in this rapid review on cost-effective interventions to improve the wellness of the workforce in Wales. Updated policies and procedures to improve equal employment opportunities, regardless of age, gender, or disability status are needed.Economic considerations:Amongst the G7 nations, the United Kingdom (UK) is performing relatively poorly in relation to returning to pre-pandemic employment rates. This is in part caused by the long elective (planned) surgery waiting lists present in the National Health Service (NHS) right across the UK, highlighting the circular relationship between health and the economy.Funding statement:The Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, the Bangor Institute for Medical and Health Research, and the Swansea Centre for Health Economics were funded for this work by the Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre, itself funded by Health and Care Research Wales on behalf of Welsh Government.

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“…In a study conducted in Portugal (18), one in four fatally injured farm tractor drivers was under the influence of alcohol. Many studies confirm that alcohol is a leading risk factor for work-related injuries (23,24) as slightly intoxicated people and people under the influence of alcohol tend to become more daring, bolder and inclined towards making poor decisions. The higher frequency of drunk farm tractor drivers in our country can be culturally explained, given that drinking alcoholic beverages in our region has been traditionally accepted and culturally approved.…”

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Analysis of Injuries and Cause of Death in Fatal Accidents with Farm Tractors

Slovic,

Vitosevic,

Todorovic

et al. 2023

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Farm tractor accidents are a frequent cause of death for people in agricultural field of work. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of the fatal farm tractor accidents, as well as the most significant types of injuries and causes of death. Research is based on epidemiological criteria of subjects, traffic participation, cause of death, distribution of injury, outliving period and toxicological details. The study included 22 (4.2%) farm tractor related fatalities out of all 525 subjects who died from sustained injuries or complications of the injuries sustained in road traffic accidents. The highest number of deaths was reported in men in 95.5%. The highest percentage died of bleeding out (41%), while in 18% of cases, complications that occurred during the outliving period were the cause of death. Analyzing injuries through organ systems, it is observed that the highest number of farm tractor drivers had a chest injury (90%), and the most common chest injury was a rib fracture (82%). When determining the outliving period, the highest number of fatal farm tractor drivers died at the scene of accidents (68.2%). Of all of the subjects, 32% were under the influence of alcohol, while 23% had blood alcohol concentration level greater than 0.5 ‰. The high mortality of farm tractor drivers can be reduced by introducing a mandatory rollover protective structures system and the use of a seat belt in farm tractors with cabs, which would reduce the possibility of the driver falling out of the farm tractor seat and additional injuries due to rollover.

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Fatal accidents at work in agriculture associated with alcohol intoxication in Lower Silesia in Poland

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): a systematic review

Association between alcohol consumption and impaired work performance (presenteeism): a systematic review

Wellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review

Analysis of Injuries and Cause of Death in Fatal Accidents with Farm Tractors

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