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Study reveals agriculture-related injuries more numerous than previously known


Study reveals agriculture-related injuries more numerous than previously known
The research revealed that nearly a third of ag-related injuries involve youths. Small farms are family-oriented businesses, and often they have all their family members helping out. The children who are helping out or visiting the farm are exposed to hazards that they may not understand or know how to react to. 
Image: Linda Fetzer/Penn State
Study reveals agriculture-related injuries more numerous than previously known
Jeff Mulhollem
June 22, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A new study by Penn State researchers, who looked at emergency room admissions across the U.S. over a recent five-year period in a novel way, suggests that the agriculture industry is even more dangerous than previously believed. ....

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Study reveals agriculture-related injuries more numerous than previously known


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IMAGE: The research revealed that nearly a third of ag-related injuries involve youths. Small farms are family-oriented businesses, and often they have all their family members helping out. And the children.
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Credit: Linda Fetzer, Penn State
A new study by Penn State researchers, who looked at emergency room admissions across the U.S. over a recent five-year period in a novel way, suggests that the agriculture industry is even more dangerous than previously believed.
The research revealed that from Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2019, more than 60,000 people were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal, agricultural-related injuries. Significantly, nearly a third of those injured were youths, according to study author Judd Michael, Nationwide Insurance Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health and professor of agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences. ....

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