Thomas A Arcury1, Sara A Quandt, Taylor J Arnold, Haiying Chen, Stephanie S Daniel. 1. Department of Family and Community Medicine (Dr Arcury, Mr Arnold, Dr Daniel); Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention (Dr Quandt); Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science (Dr Chen), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This paper examines the association of occupational injuries with work safety culture among Latinx child farmworkers. METHODS: Interviews were conducted in 2017 with 202 Latinx farmworkers aged 10 to 17 years. RESULTS: Occupational injuries were common among the child farmworkers: for example, 66.8% reported any work injury and 45.5% reported heat-related illness. Work safety culture was inadequate; for example, most did not receive safety training, one-third reported having worked piece-rate; only a few field sanitation services were available, and perceived work safety climate was low. Work safety culture had a mixed association with occupational injuries, with safety training and a better perceived work safety climate having a direct association with occupational injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Policy is needed to reduce child farmworker injuries. Strategies to improve the predictive value of the work safety culture model are required.
OBJECTIVE: This paper examines the association of occupational injuries with work safety culture among Latinx child farmworkers. METHODS: Interviews were conducted in 2017 with 202 Latinx farmworkers aged 10 to 17 years. RESULTS: Occupational injuries were common among the child farmworkers: for example, 66.8% reported any work injury and 45.5% reported heat-related illness. Work safety culture was inadequate; for example, most did not receive safety training, one-third reported having worked piece-rate; only a few field sanitation services were available, and perceived work safety climate was low. Work safety culture had a mixed association with occupational injuries, with safety training and a better perceived work safety climate having a direct association with occupational injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Policy is needed to reduce child farmworker injuries. Strategies to improve the predictive value of the work safety culture model are required.
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