This paper gives an overview of the extent of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in
agriculture, and a historical perspective on how ergonomics has been used to reduce the …

Background: Agriculture involves several harmful diseases. Among the non-fatal ones,
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most prevalent, as they have reached epidemic …

Objectives This review aimed to quantify suicide risk among agricultural, forestry, and fishery
workers and study potential variations of risk within this population. Methods We conducted …

▪ Abstract Agricultural work is the most prevalent type of employment in the world. In the
United States only a few are engaged in creating food and fiber for many. Agriculture …

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) have long been recognized as the most
common risks that operation of agricultural machineries poses, thus, undermining the ability …

The Indian farming employs 225 million workforce to cover 140 million hectares of total
cultivated land. In spite of rapid farm mechanization (eg, 149 million farm machinery), the …

Background Agriculture is among the most hazardous industries in the United States.
Methods A longitudinal study of injury among migrant Hispanic farm workers residing in six …

Background Debate surrounds the accuracy of US government's estimates of job-related
injuries and illnesses in agriculture. Whereas studies have attempted to estimate the …

The objective of this study was to identify significant risk factors for agricultural injury based
on the literature. The authors conducted a systematic review of commonly reported risk …

Resultados: Se observó mayor prevalencia de riesgo de presentar lumbalgia y cervicalgia
en las mujeres recolectoras de café. Se observa una tendencia a un mayor reporte de …