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Agricultural Tractor-Related Injuries: A 35-State Summary.

PB89121727

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Hoskin, A. F.; Miller, T. A.; Hanford, W. D.; Landes, S. R.
Page Count	106
Abstract	The study presents results of an analysis of farm tractor-related work injury data collected using the National Safety Council's standardized forms and procedures in 35 state farm accident surveys. A total of 37,293 farms participated in these surveys and detailed information was recorded on 228 tractor-related work injury cases. Data were summarized regarding the farm, the injured person, the injury event, environmental conditions, location, activity and action of person involved, slope of terrain, and presence and usage of certain safety features such as rollover protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts. Emphasis in the study was given to constructing common or statistically significant tractor-related work injury scenarios identified from the type of accident, nature of injury, part of body, agency of accident, and activity. The scenarios were then examined to identify possible intervention techniques. Multi-dimensional crosstabulations and a computer program called TREESEARCH were used for most of the analysis. Accident types discussed extensively were overturn, power takeoff shaft (PTO) entanglement, and run over. A comprehensive literature review was used to summarize previous tractor accident research, and results from the current study were compared to those previously published.
Keywords	Injuries Tractors Accident prevention Accidents Agricultural machinery Safety Death Farms Occupational safety and health Farm workers Agricultural workers Accident studies
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98C - Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Safety Council, Chicago, IL.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB89-121719. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div. of Safety Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198904
Contract Number	PHS-DSR-87-0941

Agricultural Tractor-Related Injuries: A 35-State Summary.

Agricultural Tractor-Related Injuries: A 35-State Summary.
PB89121727

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Hoskin, A. F.; Miller, T. A.; Hanford, W. D.; Landes, S. R.
Page Count	106
Abstract	The study presents results of an analysis of farm tractor-related work injury data collected using the National Safety Council's standardized forms and procedures in 35 state farm accident surveys. A total of 37,293 farms participated in these surveys and detailed information was recorded on 228 tractor-related work injury cases. Data were summarized regarding the farm, the injured person, the injury event, environmental conditions, location, activity and action of person involved, slope of terrain, and presence and usage of certain safety features such as rollover protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts. Emphasis in the study was given to constructing common or statistically significant tractor-related work injury scenarios identified from the type of accident, nature of injury, part of body, agency of accident, and activity. The scenarios were then examined to identify possible intervention techniques. Multi-dimensional crosstabulations and a computer program called TREESEARCH were used for most of the analysis. Accident types discussed extensively were overturn, power takeoff shaft (PTO) entanglement, and run over. A comprehensive literature review was used to summarize previous tractor accident research, and results from the current study were compared to those previously published.
Keywords	Injuries Tractors Accident prevention Accidents Agricultural machinery Safety Death Farms Occupational safety and health Farm workers Agricultural workers Accident studies
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98C - Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Safety Council, Chicago, IL.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB89-121719. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div. of Safety Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198904
Contract Number	PHS-DSR-87-0941