Agricultural Injury in California Hispanic Farm Workers: MICASA Follow-up Survey

Stephen A Mccurdy; Hong Xiao; Tamara E. Hennessy-Burt; Maria T. Stoecklin-Marois; Daniel J Tancredi; Deborah H Bennett; Marc B Schenker

doi:10.1080/1059924X.2012.743380

Agricultural Injury in California Hispanic Farm Workers: MICASA Follow-up Survey

Stephen A Mccurdy, Hong Xiao, Tamara E. Hennessy-Burt, Maria T. Stoecklin-Marois, Daniel J Tancredi, Deborah H Bennett, Marc B Schenker

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Abstract

The authors report here results from the first follow-up survey of the Mexican Immigration to California: Agricultural Safety and Acculturation (MICASA) cohort of community-dwelling immigrant Hispanic farm workers in California's Central Valley. Among 560 participants the authors observed cumulative 1-year injury incidence of 6.6% (all injuries) and 4.3% (agricultural injuries). Increased prospective injury risk was associated with males, US birth, years lived in the United States, family income, and poor self-rated health. Agricultural injuries were associated most frequently with being struck by an object, falls, and cutting instruments, whereas over two thirds of nonagricultural injuries involved motor vehicles. Prevention should focus on safe handling of tools and materials, falls, and motor vehicle safety.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	39-49
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Agromedicine
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2012.743380
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

Acculturation
agricultural workers
Hispanics
occupational injuries
occupational safety

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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