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Outcomes Following Traumatic Grain Elevator Injuries.

Sydnei Tolefree1, Anthony Truong1, Jeanette Ward2

  • 1a Department of Surgery , The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita , Wichita , Kansas , USA.

Journal of Agromedicine
|April 14, 2017
PubMed
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Falls and equipment incidents are the most common grain elevator injuries. This study highlights the need for improved fall prevention and equipment safety measures in these industrial and farming environments.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational health and safety
  • Trauma research
  • Agricultural safety

Background:

  • Lack of a comprehensive grain elevator injury database impedes accurate prevalence assessment.
  • Existing data may present conflicting information on injury frequencies.
  • Understanding injury mechanisms is crucial for targeted prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify common injury mechanisms in grain elevator incidents.
  • Compare hospital outcomes for grain elevator injuries at OSHA-regulated sites versus OSHA-exempt farming operations.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of patients with grain elevator-related injuries at a level-1 trauma center (2003-2013).
  • Collected data included demographics, injury mechanism, severity, hospitalization, and discharge disposition.
Keywords:
Entrapmentfallsgrain elevatorssafetytrauma

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  • Summarized data and compared outcomes between industrial and farming groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Eighteen male patients (mean age 37) sustained 37 injuries.
    • Falls and being caught in equipment were the most frequent injury mechanisms (27.8% each).
    • Lower extremity (29.7%) and chest injuries (21.6%) were most common; average hospital stay was 4 days; no deaths reported.

    Conclusions:

    • This study identified falls and equipment entanglement as primary injury mechanisms, differing from literature citing entrapment.
    • Findings suggest a need to prioritize fall prevention and equipment safety in grain elevator operations.
    • Further research may refine understanding of injury patterns across different operational settings.