Nonfatal Injuries to Household Youth on Racial Minority-Operated Farms in the U.S., 2000

Agricultural exposures and farm-related injuries among adolescents in rural China

“…In this study, farm-related injuries were caused predominantly by farm hand tools, however, exposure to farm machinery, large farm animals and pesticides were also significantly associated with farm-related injuries, consistent with results in developed countries 3 17–23. Laws restricting the age at which adolescents can operate tractors have been effective in preventing injuries in the USA 24.…”

Pediatric Farm Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Departments, 2001‐2014

“…Many studies regarding pediatric farm injuries have involved single‐center‐ or state‐ or regionally specific data, and thus they may not be generalizable. The US Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health have partnered to collect information on injuries occurring on a sample of US farms within the Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey (CAIS) since the mid‐1990s, and resulting publications have highlighted the burden of these injuries . One critical study married CAIS data and financial information to estimate a cost of $1.4 billion to society each year for the >26,000 youth who suffer a nonfatal injury on a US farm when factoring medical costs, short‐ and long‐term work, and quality‐adjusted life years .…”

“…Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health have partnered to collect information on injuries occurring on a sample of US farms within the Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey (CAIS) since the mid-1990s, 5 and resulting publications have highlighted the burden of these injuries. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] One critical study married CAIS data and financial information to estimate a cost of $1.4 billion to society each year for the >26,000 youth who suffer a nonfatal injury on a US farm when factoring medical costs, short-and longterm work, and quality-adjusted life years. 25 This indicates the extreme burden of the morbidity of pediatric injuries incurred on farms.…”

Characteristics of Work‐ and Non‐work‐Related Farm Injuries

“…These include working with machinery, animals, and hazardous environments . One unique aspect of the farming industry is that farm family members are also exposed to these hazards, even when they are not involved in farm operations …”

“…[4][5][6] One unique aspect of the farming industry is that farm family members are also exposed to these hazards, even when they are not involved in farm operations. 7,8 Few studies have examined risk factors for nonwork-related farm injuries. Much of the research that is available has focused on specific types of farm workers or demographic groups or used a combination of data sources that may be inconsistent or incompatible, such as hospital records, secondhand accounts from local care providers, and self-reports from injured farmers.…”