What Happens to the Farm? Australian Farmers’ Experiences after a Serious Farm Injury

Beattie, Jessica; McLeod, Candis; Murray, Margaret E.; Pedler, Daryl; Brumby, Susan; Gabbe, Belinda

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2017.1422836

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“…Our findings around farming-related injuries confirm those from international studies, in terms of the most common mechanisms for injury being agricultural machinery (including vehicles), interaction with livestock and falls. 3,7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22] Our study has identified some high-risk mechanisms for injury, regardless of whether individuals were undertaking a farming activity or not. In summary, some of the key risks in the Midland region are for:…”

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confidence: 81%

“…1,2 In New Zealand, as elsewhere, farming is recognised as an inherently dangerous occupation, being overrepresented in injury statistics. 3,4 However, farms are usually both a workplace and a home, bringing particular challenges for safety in terms of the physical and social environment of a farm. 3,5 Health and safety improvement in the agricultural sector is a high priority for WorkSafe New Zealand (Worksafe), as the national regulator of health and safety at work, as well as national and regional industry groups.…”

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“…3,4 However, farms are usually both a workplace and a home, bringing particular challenges for safety in terms of the physical and social environment of a farm. 3,5 Health and safety improvement in the agricultural sector is a high priority for WorkSafe New Zealand (Worksafe), as the national regulator of health and safety at work, as well as national and regional industry groups. 6 Australia, Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom all report agriculture as one of their most hazardous industries, with considerable costs to individuals, their families and farms due to injury.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11][12] Australian estimates suggest that farm injuries account for 17% of all worker deaths, and farm injuries occur at a rate of 56.4 per 1000 workers. 3 Six percent of the Irish workforce is employed in agriculture, but the sector accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities. 11 Data for New Zealand tell a similar tale, with the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries having a high injury claim rate of 190 claims per 1000 fulltime equivalent workers (FTE) in 2018.…”

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Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Amey

Christey

2019

J Prim Health Care

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INTRODUCTIONOccupational health on farms is important because farms are not only workplaces where agriculture workers are vulnerable to high injury and fatality rates, they are also homes where families and visitors undertake a variety of activities that can result in injury. AIMTo profile and describe injuries requiring hospital admission that occurred on farms, both for injuries related to farming activities and injuries unrelated to farm work in the Midland region of New Zealand. METHODSA review of anonymised prospectively collected Midland trauma registry data from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2018 was undertaken. Cases include unintentional injuries occurring on a farm. Non-major injuries are included to better quantify the trauma burden. RESULTSIn total, 2303 hospital admissions met the study criteria. Non-major injury accounted for 93.1% of events and 45.0% of injuries occurred during farming activities. Five people died in hospital; all injured while undertaking farm work. Males made up 84.8% of farm work and 70.9% of non-farm work injuries. Horse riding had the highest number of injuries, with off-road motorcycles, livestock, falls and quad bike injuries comprising the most common injury activities and mechanisms. Farming-related major injuries commonly involved quad bikes, non-traffic vehicles and motorcycles. Farmers in the Districts of Waitomo, Rotorua, Waipa and Taupō had the highest standardised hospitalisation rates. DISCUSSIONThe nature of farms and farming exposes people to different risks from the risks people in urban areas are exposed to. Injury prevention efforts should remain on work-related farming injuries, but also encompass the high number of injuries that are not related to farm work but happening on farms.

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Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Amey

Christey

2019

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“…Research suggests that farmers are often willing to share their stories to minimise the risk for others [ 108 ]. Absent from the literature is the exploration into the lived experiences of child farm-related injury.…”

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Child Farm-Related Injury in Australia: A Review of the Literature

Adams

Kennedy

Cotton

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Children on farms have been identified as a population vulnerable to injury. This review seeks to identify child farm-related injury rates in Australia and to determine the key hazards and contributing risk factors. This critical review utilised the PRISMA guidelines for database searching. Research from the year 2000 onward was included as well as earlier seminal texts. Reference lists were searched, and the relevant research material was explored. Our primary focus was on Australian peer-reviewed literature with international and grey literature examples included. Evidence suggests that there is limited Australian research focusing on child farm-related injuries. Child representation in farm-related injuries in Australia has remained consistent over time, and the key hazards causing these injuries have remained the same for over 20 years. The factors contributing to child rates of farm injury described in the literature include child development and exposure to dangerous environments, the risk-taking culture, multi-generational farming families, lack of supervision, child labour and lack of regulation, limited targeted farm safety programs, underuse of safe play areas, financial priorities and poor understanding and operationalisation of the hierarchy of control. It is well known that children experience injury on farms, and the key hazards that cause this have been clearly identified. However, the level of exposure to hazards and the typical attitudes, behaviours and actions of children and their parents around the farm that contribute to chid injury remain unexplored.

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Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

Holloway‐Kew,

Baker,

Sajjad

et al. 2024

Australian J Rural Health

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IntroductionFarm workers are at high risk for injuries, and epidemiological data are needed to plan resource allocation.ObjectiveThis study identified regions with high farm‐related injury rates in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, for residents aged ≥50 yr.DesignRetrospective synthesis using electronic medical records of emergency presentations occurring during 2017–2019 inclusive for Local Government Areas (LGA) in the study region. For each LGA, age‐standardised incidence rates (per 1000 population/year) were calculated.FindingsFor men and women combined, there were 31 218 emergency presentations for any injury, and 1150 (3.68%) of these were farm‐related. The overall age‐standardised rate for farm‐related injury presentations was 2.6 (95% CI 2.4–2.7); men had a higher rate than women (4.1, 95% CI 3.9–4.4 versus 1.2, 95% CI 1.0–1.3, respectively). For individual LGAs, the highest rates of farm‐related emergency presentations occurred in Moyne and Southern Grampians, both rural LGAs. Approximately two‐thirds of farm‐related injuries occurred during work activities (65.0%), and most individuals arrived at the hospital by transport classified as “other” (including private car, 83.3%). There were also several common injury causes identified: “other animal related injury” (20.2%), “cutting, piercing object” (19.5%), “fall ⟨1 m” (13.1%), and “struck by or collision with object” (12.5%). Few injuries were caused by machinery (1.7%) and these occurred mainly in the LGA of Moyne (65%).Discussion and ConclusionThis study provides data to inform future research and resource allocation for the prevention of farm‐related injuries.

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What Happens to the Farm? Australian Farmers’ Experiences after a Serious Farm Injury

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Child Farm-Related Injury in Australia: A Review of the Literature

Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

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