Mechanism of Agricultural Injuries
Dr. Ted Redekop & Glen G. Blahey
Canadian Orthopedic Nurses
Association Conference
• Winnipeg, June 7, 2011
Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR)
Fatal Agricultural Injuries by Calendar Year, 1990 - 2005
150 135
125
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120
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121
117
107
111
111
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105
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93
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92
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200
147
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CAIR Fatal agricultural injuries by cause of injury,
1990-2005
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800
700
690
708
720
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Number of Injuries
531
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306
300
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In 2004: within the Agricultural Population in Canada:
• $373 million in total economic costs
• almost 4,000 hospitalized
• over 72,000 emergency room visits
• over 1,000 permanently disabled
The direct costs of agricultural injury in 2004 were $208 million.
The indirect costs were $165 million.
Manitoba Causes of Injury - Machine and NonMachine Related, 2000-2008
250
232
Number of Hospitalized Injuries
200
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Type of Machinery Causing Injury, 2004-2008
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Auger
Motor Vehicle
Combine
Off-Road vehicle
Swather
Baler
Power tool
Hay elevators/
conveyers
Farm wagon
Manure
spreader
Power take off
Bulldozer/
bobcat
Plough/ disk
Fencing
equipment
Manitoba Hospitalized Injuries by Falls by Cause,
2004-2008
Ladder/scaffold, 6, 7%
Unknown, 4, 5%
Barn/Loft/raftersupper
floor, 4, 4%
Stairs (except machine),
3, 3%
Roof of any structure, 4,
5%
Other, 30, 34%
Silo or grain bin, 8, 9%
Bale or hay stack, 4, 5%
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Any moving machine, 3,
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Manitoba Physical Clinic Visits (AIISP 1994 – 97)
Injury Diagnoses (ICD9CM – 800.0+), n=481
poisoning
3%
burns
3%
other
2%
fractures
13%
F.B. eye
10%
crush
3%
strain
9%
head injury
2%
contusion
11%
superficial
7%
late effects
1%
dislocation
0%
open wound
36%
Manitoba AIISP 1994-97
Body Part (n=653)
Other system
5%
Respiratory
6%
Other
3%
Head/face
7%
Foot
4%
Eyes
13%
Leg
16%
Hands
25%
Trunk,other
6%
Back
5%
Shoulder /
neck 4%
Forearm
6%
Livestock Handling
Livestock Handling
Livestock
Side Rollover
Machinery Entanglement
Machinery Entanglement
Entanglements
Entanglement
Entanglement – Catapult - Electrocution
Falls From Equipment
Fall – Elevated Work Platform
Crushed
Crushed
Crushed
Backed Over Crushed
Crushed – Struck By
Extra Riders - Runovers
Extra Rider - Cut
Injection - Abrasion
Resources
• Provincial
– Farmers with disability organizations
• E.g. Farmers With Disabilities in Manitoba www.mfwd.ca
– Regulatory agencies - WCB’s & DoL (Workplace Safety and Health)
– Farm safety organizations – governmental / non-governmental
• National
– Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry
• www.fwdcanada.com
– Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
• www.Planfarmsafety.ca
• International
– Agrability www.agrability.org
Questions
Thank You
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Workplace Safety and Health Division
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
200 – 401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8
Tel: 1 204 945-3446
www.safemanitoba.com
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
3325 – C Pembina Highway
Winnipeg MB R3V 0A2
Tel: 1-877-452-2272
www.planfarmsafety.ca
Email: info@casa-acsa.ca