Injuries among agricultural workers

Modernizaciju poljoprivrede prate sve češće ozljede poljoprivrednih radnika. U promatranom razdoblju od 12 mjeseci bilježimo 94 »poljoprivredne« ozljede, Karakterizira ih sezonsko pojavljivanje te lokalizacija koja je ovisna o etiološkom faktoru. Upravljanje poljoprivrednim strojevima ima za posljedicu ozljede glave, trupa i politraumu. Ozljede trebljačem i motornom pilom gotovo isključivo teško traumatiziraju ruku. Prikladnim multidisciplinarnim preventivnim pristupom mnoge ozljede poljoprivrednih radnika mogle bi se spriječiti.Modernization of agriculture has been accompanied by frequent injuries among the farmers. Over 12 months of observation we recorded 94 »agricultural« injuries. They were found to be connected with season and had a characteristic etiology. The injuries of the head, trunk and polytraumas were consequences of failures in agricultural machinery handling. Injuries caused by huskers and motor-saws almost always had the characteristics of grave hand traumas. It is suggested that the introduction of a multidisciplinary preventive approach could reduce the number of injuries