Agricultural Injuries in the Central States Region

Annual Surveys Covering Years 2011-2015Preliminary Results

Risto Rautiainen, PhD, Professor (Principal Investigator)Kelsie Musil, MS, Graduate Assistant (Co-Investigator)

Lorena Baccaglini, PhD, Associate Professor (Co-Investigator)

Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH)University of Nebraska Medical Center

Funded by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIOSH) U54 OH010162

CS-CASH Farm and Ranch Injury Surveys 2011-2015

• Mail surveys designed by CS-CASH• Administered by USDA-NASS• Stratified random sample of operations, 1000 per state• Conducted annually; 2 mailings, no incentives• Four-page survey form• Five annual rounds of data collected• Data analysis by CS-CASH research team from datasets provided by

NASS without personal identifiers

Surveys covered a seven-state region

• Iowa• Kansas•Minnesota•Missouri• Nebraska• North Dakota• South Dakota

Farm and Ranch Operations

1777

1189

1747

13801161

8771071

49

390

91

251

310

279

414

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska N. Dakota S. Dakota

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of r

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CS-CASH farm and ranch injury survey Number responding operations by state, 2011-2015 (n=10,986)

Farm RanchSource: CS-CASH Injury Survey

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 179 180 to 499 500 to 999 > 1000

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Acres

Operations by size, all states combined

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

< 2500 2500 to 4999 5000 to 9999 10000 to24999

25000 to49999

50000 to99999

> 100000

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Sales ($)

Operations by total sales, all states combined

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

87.1%

6.1% 5.1%1.5%

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Family or Invidual Partnership Incoroporated Other

Type of Organization

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

73.11

67.17

70.06

62.96

71.07

75.47

71.60

56

58

60

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

76

78

Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska N. Dakota S. Dakota

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geOperations with internet access

Operators

60.06

52.24

39.64

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3

Average age of operators

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 All

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geOperators by gender (%) (n=15,704)

Male FemaleSource: CS-CASH Injury Survey

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3

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geTime operators spend at principal occupation

Farm/Ranch Work Other WorkSource: CS-CASH Injury Survey

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500

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1500

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2500

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3500

4000

4500

100% 75-99% 50-74% 25-49% 0-24%

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ber o

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rs

Percent of time worked on farm

Percentage of time worked on farm by all operators combined

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

Injuries

7.68

6.726.24

5.66

7.33

8.478.07

7.09

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska N. Dakota S. Dakota All

Inju

ries

/100

per

son-

year

sInjury rate for all operators by state, 2011-2015

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

7.53 7.52

6.15

8.15

6.26

7.09

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 All

Inju

ries/

100

pers

on-y

ears

Injury rate by year

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

7.53 7.52

6.15

8.15

6.26

7.09

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 All

Inju

ries/

100

pers

on-y

ears

Injury rate by year

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

89%

11%

Injuries by activity

Work

Leisure

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

6%

17%

40%

31%

6%

Injuries by location where injury occurred

Home/Office

Farm Building

Farm Yard

Field/Pasture

Road/Off-Farm

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

8%

5%

11%

26%

11%

6%

0%

9%

4%

1%

1%

18%

Injuries by cause/source of injury

Tractor

ATV

Machinery

Livestock

Hand Tool

Power Tool

Chemical/Pesticide

Working Surface

Truck/Automobile

Other Vehicle

Water

Other

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

10%

3%

4%

15%

15%

11%

13%

18%

1%

6%4%

Injuries by injured body part

Head/Neck

Eye

Chest/Trunk

Back

Arm/Shoulder

Finger

Hand/Wrist

Leg/Knee/Hip

Toe

Foot

Other

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

34%

16%12%

17%

9%

12%

Injuries by lost time due to disability

None

Less 1/2 a day

1/2 to 1 day

2 to 6 days

7 to 29 days

30 or more days

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

32%

56%

12%

Medical care required

None

Doctor/ClinicVisit

Hospitlization

Source: CS-CASH Injury Survey

Summary of results; 2011-2015

• Response rates varied from 29% to 37%

• Avg. rate: 7.1 injuries / 100 operators per year

• Likelihood of injury to operator: 1 injury in ~14 years

• Average costs of injury:• Medical; out-of-pocket: $1,513

• Medical; covered by insurance: $7,282

• Medical; combined: $8,795• Estimate, including lost productivity and indirect costs (4*): $35,180