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Injury Trends1Upon completion of this unit you will be able to identify injury trends in the dairy industry and apply that knowledge to assessing hazards and making safety improvements on your dairy operation.Learning Objective21. Describe major injury trends in the dairy industry.2. Identify areas of concern for potential employee injury that are present on the dairy operation.3. Understand the high risk areas in order to prioritize and focus more attention to those areas.4. Understand the relationship between injury and illnesses and the effect on profitability. Learner Outcomes3 Dairy farming is a high hazard occupation

Employee safety and health is integral to a successful operation

Losses from injuries and illnesses cut into profits

Continuous process improvement is key!Injury Trends:Looking at the Numbers4 Assessment first step in the process Identify areas of concern

What are your top 3 areas of safety and health concerns on your dairy operation?Assessing the Risk and Hazards5 80,300 work-related injuries occurred to adults on farms

75% of the injuries were to adults living on the farm

Common types of injuries were sprains, strains, torn ligaments, fractures and cuts

Common sources of injury were animals, the ground, and tractors

National Agricultural injury trends6IMPORTANT NOTE:

Every day, about 243 agricultural workers suffer a lost-time injury.

Five percent of these injuries result in permanent impairment.National Agricultural injury trends7Fatalities on Wisconsin Dairy Farms8*Data adapted from Mike Rankin, Fond du Lac County Extension AgentCommon Causes of Injuries Rural Mutual Insurance provided information on 1,153 worker compensation insurance claims from January 1, 2007 to February 2, 2012. (There were no personal or farm identifiers) We thank Rural Mutual Insurance very much for sharing this information! Data was reviewed and coded based on Wisconsin Standard Coding for Worker Compensation Claims. 9Common Causes of InjuriesThe Top Three Common Causes of Injury:

CategoryTotal NumberPercentAnimals (dairy cattle)32628%Slips, trips and falls21619%Struck by Object14813%10Common Causes of Injuries Most Common Injuries Overall

. CategoryTotal NumberPercentHand12411%Fingers1059%Low back736%Eye726%Shoulder646%Knee545%Other/undetermined15614%11Common Causes of InjuriesAnimals: Most Common Causes of Injury within Animal Code (n=326)CategoryTotal NumberPercentBeing kicked, stepped on, thrown from, or struck by27484%Scratched or mauled by3310%Trampled or crushed134%Bitten or pecked21%Other41%12Common Causes of InjuriesTop 5 Injury Types for the 326 Animal-Related InjuriesInjury CodeNumber of CasesPercentHand6620%Chest, ribs, sternum309%Wrist175%Shoulder165%Lower Arm165%Knee155%13Common Causes of Injuries Slips, Trips and Falls: Most Common Causes of Injuries (n=216)

CategoryNumber of CasesPercentTo a different level7434%On same level6128%On slippery surface4621%Stumble, no fall3516%14Common Causes of Injuries Top 5 Injury Types for the 216 Fall-related InjuriesInjury CodeNumber of CasesPercentAnkle2913%Knee2713%Low back, sacrum, coccyx2713%

Other2612%Shoulder146%15Common Causes of Injuries Struck by Object: Most common Causes of Injury Within Struck by Object Code (n=148)CategoryNumber of CasesPercentBeing lifted, stationary object, falling object, tool, fan blade, etc.8155%Caught in, under, or between an object being handled, earth slide, collapsing building2819%Projectile2114%Door1510%Tree32%16Common Causes of Injuries Struck by Object: Top 5 Injury Types for the 148 Struck by Object Related Injuries Injury CodeNumber of CasesPercentFingers4430%Other1510%Hand149%Head139%Shoulder96%17 OSHAs Safety Pays Program can be used to calculate loss of profitability to your operation.

Website:http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/safetypays/index.htmlImpact on Profitability18 For every $1.00 invested in an effective safety and health program, the return on investment (ROI) is $4.00 - $6.00.

Sound business practice: Having dollars to invest in your business rather than trying to recover from injury losses.Impact on Profitability19 Have your top 3 areas of concern for health and safety on your farm changed after viewing this data? If yes, how?

Identify the top three causes of injury related to dairy farming.

How can you use this data to improve safety on your farm?Questions for Review2021This material was produced under grant number SH-22318-11 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.