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
Num
ber
of r
espo
nses
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
Perc
enta
ge
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
Perc
enta
ge
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
Perc
enta
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
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 All
Perc
enta
geOperators by gender (%) (n=15,704)
Male FemaleSource: CS-CASH Injury Survey
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3
Perc
enta
geTime operators spend at principal occupation
Farm/Ranch Work Other WorkSource: CS-CASH Injury Survey
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
100% 75-99% 50-74% 25-49% 0-24%
Num
ber o
f ope
rato
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