Erlich S M, Driscoll T R, Harrison J E, Frommer M S, Leigh J
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, Worksafe Australia, Sydney.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 1993 Jun;19(3):162-7. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.1486.
Work-related agricultural fatalities were examined as part of a larger population-based study of all work-related fatalities in Australia in the period 1982-1984. A total of 257 farm-related fatalities were identified, of which 223 were deaths of persons in the employed civilian labor force (19.4 deaths per 100,000 persons per year) and 34 were deaths of children less than 15 years of age. The fatality incidence was higher among men, older age groups, and nonmanagers in general and in certain occupations in particular. Mobile mechanical equipment (particularly tractors) was the main fatal agent, roll-overs accounting for many of the fatalities. Better provision of information to agricultural workers, improvements in compliance to and enforcement of legislation, and changes in farming work practices are recommended to improve the safety of farms and farm work.
作为对1982年至1984年期间澳大利亚所有与工作相关的死亡事件进行的一项规模更大的基于人群的研究的一部分，对与工作相关的农业死亡事件进行了调查。共确定了257起与农场相关的死亡事件，其中223起是受雇平民劳动力中的人员死亡（每年每10万人中有19.4人死亡），34起是15岁以下儿童的死亡。一般而言，男性、年龄较大的群体以及非管理人员，尤其是某些职业中的此类人员，其死亡发生率较高。移动机械设备（特别是拖拉机）是主要的致命因素，翻车导致了许多死亡事件。建议向农业工人更好地提供信息，加强法规的遵守和执行，并改变农业工作方式，以提高农场和农业工作的安全性。
