Schulman M D, Evensen C T, Runyan C W, Cohen L R, Dunn K A
North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695, USA.
J Rural Health. 1997 Fall;13(4):295-305. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1997.tb00972.x.
Children who work in agriculture suffer more than 23,000 injuries and 300 fatalities on American farms every year. Using survey data collected from a random sample of working teens (ages 14 to 17) in North Carolina, the authors analyze the farm-based hazard exposure and injury experiences of teens who work on farms. The group of farmworking teens (N = 141) is 72 percent male, has a mean age of 16.6 years, and is, on average, in the 10th grade. The data show that teens working on farms in North Carolina are exposed to significant safety hazards throughout their farmworking careers. A majority of the respondents in this group of farmworkers reported exposure to tractors, large animals, all-terrain vehicles, farm trucks, and rotary mowers, and more than one-third reported exposure to pesticides and tobacco harvesters. Common reported injuries include insect stings, cuts, burns, and falls. The researchers find that gender, age, and farmwork experiences are related to variations in types of hazards to which teens are exposed and in the types of injuries they suffer. These variables also are related to the overall complexity of the teens' farmwork experiences and the burden of injury endured by teens.
在美国农场工作的儿童每年会遭受超过23000起伤害，并有300人死亡。作者利用从北卡罗来纳州随机抽取的在职青少年（14至17岁）样本收集的调查数据，分析了在农场工作的青少年的农场危险暴露情况和受伤经历。从事农业劳动的青少年群体（N = 141）中男性占72%，平均年龄为16.6岁，平均处于十年级。数据显示，北卡罗来纳州在农场工作的青少年在整个农业工作生涯中都面临重大安全隐患。在这组农场工人中，大多数受访者报告接触过拖拉机、大型动物、全地形车、农用卡车和旋转割草机，超过三分之一的人报告接触过农药和烟草收割机。常见的报告伤害包括昆虫叮咬、割伤、烧伤和摔倒。研究人员发现，性别、年龄和农业工作经历与青少年接触的危险类型以及他们所遭受的伤害类型的差异有关。这些变量还与青少年农业工作经历的整体复杂性以及青少年所承受的伤害负担有关。
