Occupational Accidents Among Elderly Farmers in Sweden

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.

Keywords

Elderly farmer; occupational accidents; older worker

Published in

Work
2012, Volume: 41, number: Supplement 1, pages: 5324-5326

SLU Authors

• Nilsson, Kerstin

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Pinzke, Stefan

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG3 Good health and well-being
SDG8 Decent work and economic growth


UKÄ Subject classification

Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Agricultural Occupational Health and Safety


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-1045-5324

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/41883