Ladder Injuries in Farmworkers in the Yakima Valley, Summers 1989 and 1991
Author: Briscoe, Janna
Date Published: 1992
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are known to have diffacult lives and suffer from multiple health problems related to poverty, poor living conditions, lack of education, undocumented legal statusm and occupational hazards. There is a lack of objective data about occupational health risks, particularly about ladder use. This paper describes injuries due to ladder use among farmworkers in Yakima County in 1969 and 1991. A survey was handed out through hospital ED's, farmworker slinics, and acute care centers. In addition, data on claims relating to ladder use was obtained from labor and industries, the state agency responsible for worker safety and compensation.
Date Published: 1992
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are known to have diffacult lives and suffer from multiple health problems related to poverty, poor living conditions, lack of education, undocumented legal statusm and occupational hazards. There is a lack of objective data about occupational health risks, particularly about ladder use. This paper describes injuries due to ladder use among farmworkers in Yakima County in 1969 and 1991. A survey was handed out through hospital ED's, farmworker slinics, and acute care centers. In addition, data on claims relating to ladder use was obtained from labor and industries, the state agency responsible for worker safety and compensation.
