Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jan;55(1):76-83. doi: 10.1002/ajim.21016. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
Agricultural injuries are increasing in South Korea according to its workforce's reduced size and increased age. Available data are insufficient to exactly understand present situation. This study evaluated the patterns and characteristics of agricultural injury and assessed the injury rates.
We analyzed the entry and compensation data compiled in 2005 by the Safety Aid System of Farm Workers, South Korea's government insurance for agricultural injury. We examined the general characteristics, rates, and mortality of agricultural injury.
There were 11,931 compensated events, including 219 compensated deaths. Farm injuries occurred most frequently in October, and most injuries were unintentional. The incidence and fatality rates were 16.67 per 1,000 person-years and 30.59 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. Most number of agricultural injuries occurred in October. The most common cause of deaths was accidents caused by machinery use (35.64%) for males and other transport accidents (23.53%) for females, while the most common cause of injuries for females was falls (45.39%). Incidence and mortality rate of agricultural injuries were higher in elders.
Although injury rates may have been underestimated owing to data limitations, we are confident that South Korea's rate is higher than those seen in other countries or occupations.
韩国劳动力规模缩小、年龄结构老化，农业伤害事件呈上升趋势。目前的相关数据还不足以准确了解现状。本研究旨在评估韩国农业伤害的模式和特征，并评估伤害发生率。
我们分析了韩国政府为农业伤害投保的工伤保险制度“安全援助系统”在 2005 年编制的参保和赔偿数据。我们调查了农业伤害的一般特征、发生率和死亡率。
共有 11931 起赔偿事件，其中包括 219 例赔偿死亡。农业伤害最常发生在 10 月，大多数伤害是意外。发生率和死亡率分别为 16.67/1000人年和 30.59/10 万人年。10 月发生的农业伤害数量最多。男性死亡的最常见原因是机械使用事故（35.64%），女性死亡的最常见原因是其他运输事故（23.53%），而女性受伤的最常见原因是跌倒（45.39%）。农业伤害的发生率和死亡率在老年人中更高。
尽管由于数据限制，伤害发生率可能被低估，但我们有信心韩国的发生率高于其他国家或职业。
