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Occupational Accidents Among Elderly Farmers in Sweden

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Summary, in English

The workforce in many countries nowadays is becoming older due to demographic change. Compared with many other occupations, farmers often work until a higher age. This study analysed occupational accidents to farmers in Sweden from an age perspective using data on 223 work injuries on farms and 990 road accidents involving tractors. The results showed that older farmers were not significantly more often injured than younger farmers, but appeared to suffer more hits and kicks from animals and were involved in more vehicle accidents than younger farmers. Older tractor drivers were more often involved in road turning accidents and in overtaking accidents involving private cars. Older farmers also sustained more skeletal injuries and took longer to heal after an accident.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

5324-5326

Publication/Series

Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation

Volume

41

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

IOS Press

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • Elderly farmer
  • occupational accidents
  • older worker
  • folkhälsa
  • public health
  • older employees
  • work injury
  • work accidents
  • work ability
  • rehabilitation
  • demographic
  • prevention
  • health promotion
  • occupational environmental

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1875-9270