TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Fatalities associated with large round hay bales--Minnesota, 1994-1996
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 
SP  - 27
EP  - 30
VL  - 47
IS  - 2
N2  - Agriculture has one of the highest occupational fatality rates of all U.S. industries. Since the mid-1970s, traditional small-bale balers have gradually been replaced by large-bale balers in the agriculture industry. Expanded use of these balers has resulted in worker exposure to new hazards not present during handling of traditional small bales; the larger size of the bales increases the potential for serious injury or death while workers handle them. During 1994-1996, seven persons in Minnesota died in separate incidents that involved large round hay bales (i.e., cylindrical bales approximately 5 feet in length with flat ends, diameters of approximately 6 feet, and weights ranging from 750 to 1500 lbs). The Minnesota Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program (MN FACE), a program sponsored by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was notified of these incidents by the Minnesota Extension Service, a newspaper clipping service, and/or by death-certificate review. This report describes three incidents that were reported to MN FACE during 1994-1996, summarizes national surveillance for bale-associated deaths during 1980-1995, and provides recommendations to prevent fatalities associated with large bales.
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -