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Only 2% of Minnesota's employed population worked in agriculture between the years 2005 and 2012. However, this small portion of the state's employed population accounted for 31% of total work-related deaths in the state during that same time period. During a similar time period, 2007-2013, the contribution of agriculture to Minnesota's gross domestic product increased from approximately 1.5% to about 2.3%. More »This article describes the economic impact of injuries related to farm work between the years 2004 and 2010. Using hospital discharge data and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), estimates of the number of injuries and fatalities related to agricultural work were compiled. A cost of illness model was applied to these injury and fatality estimates to calculate the related indirect and direct costs in 2010 dollars. Estimated total costs, in 2010 dollars, ranged between $21 and $31 million annually over the 7-year study period. The majority of the costs were attributable « Less
Minnesota — Journal Article — 2/1/2016 — 73 Views
Only about 2% of Minnesota's workers were employed in agriculture for the years 2005-2012, this small portion of the workforce accounted for 31% of the 563 work-related deaths that occurred in Minnesota during that same time period. Agricultural fatalities in Minnesota and elsewhere are well documented; however, nonfatal injuries are not. To explore the burden of injury, Minnesota hospital discharge data were used to examine rates and trends of farm injury for the years 2000-2011. More »Cases were identified through the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), injury codes and external cause of injury codes (E codes). Probable cases were defined as E code E849.1 (occurred on a farm) or E919.0 (involving agricultural machinery). Possible cases were based on five less specific E codes primarily involving animals or pesticides. Multiple data sources were used to estimate the agricultural population. An annual average of over 500 cases was ident « Less
Minnesota — Journal Article — 4/1/2015 — 73 Views
To examine the feasibility of implementing MS 144.34, a telephone survey was conducted in 2011 by Program staff of 12 states in which state statutes required some degree of reporting of occupational diseases/conditions. The purpose of the survey was to ascertain how other programs conduct and maintain their statewide occupational disease reporting systems. More »The survey indicated that the scope and ability of reporting systems to identify and report occupational diseases were largely dependent on both the legislative authority and the monetary support available. The survey also illustrated the necessary resources to create a comprehensive system, as well as methods that other states have utilized to supplement their systems when funding was unavailable or limited. A literature review and the findings from this survey have been summarized in the Feasibility of an Occupational Disease Reporting System report. « Less
Minnesota — Technical Report — 3/1/2015 — 76 Views
The Work Safe Work Smart curriculum was developed by public health professionals in collaboration with Minnesota teachers to explore occupational health and safety issues with high school students in an effort to reduce injury rates of young workers. In Work Safe Work Smart, students use their personal experience of work-related injury to identify workplace hazards, brainstorm ways to protect workers from hazards, and discuss barriers to making safe choices at work. More »Students also learn the laws governing work for those under the age of 18. The ultimate goal of this curriculum is to reduce work-related injury and illness by intervening with adolescents to develop safe and healthy approaches to their current and future work activities. « Less
Minnesota — Other — 11/27/2013 — 76 Views
