Citation

Nilsson K, Pinzke S. Work 2012; 41: 5324-5326.

Affiliation

Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 88 SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund university, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/WOR-2012-1045-5324

PMID

22317544

Abstract

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.

Language: en