Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable
A male worker entered an underground manure pit and lost consciousness. His coworker tried to rescue him and also lost consciousness in the pit. Emergency service arrived in minutes and removed both of them from the pit. Both men suffered anoxic brain injury and died in the hospital. Cases from Iowa...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| description | A male worker entered an underground manure pit and lost consciousness. His coworker tried to rescue him and also lost consciousness in the pit. Emergency service arrived in minutes and removed both of them from the pit. Both men suffered anoxic brain injury and died in the hospital. Cases from Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program Data Base program were reviewed. Occupational mortality rate was found to be 7.4 per 10,000 per year for occupational deaths related to agriculture compared to 3.1 per 10,000 per year for deaths not related to agriculture. In most of the cases associated with sewage or livestock waste handling, victims died of asphyxiation. While manure pit injury is rare, it has an extremely high fatality rate. The most effective strategy to decrease mortality is active prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a55155cfe5544fc8be986302d177b1b52022-12-22T01:31:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27002012-01-015325325610.4103/0974-2700.99702Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventableDaniel M HallamJunlin LiaoKent ChoiA male worker entered an underground manure pit and lost consciousness. His coworker tried to rescue him and also lost consciousness in the pit. Emergency service arrived in minutes and removed both of them from the pit. Both men suffered anoxic brain injury and died in the hospital. Cases from Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program Data Base program were reviewed. Occupational mortality rate was found to be 7.4 per 10,000 per year for occupational deaths related to agriculture compared to 3.1 per 10,000 per year for deaths not related to agriculture. In most of the cases associated with sewage or livestock waste handling, victims died of asphyxiation. While manure pit injury is rare, it has an extremely high fatality rate. The most effective strategy to decrease mortality is active prevention.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=3;spage=253;epage=256;aulast=HallamAsphyxiationhydrogen sulphidemanuresewage |
| spellingShingle | Daniel M Hallam Junlin Liao Kent Choi Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock Asphyxiation hydrogen sulphide manure sewage |
| title | Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable |
| title_full | Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable |
| title_fullStr | Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable |
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| title_short | Manure pit injuries: Rare, deadly, and preventable |
| title_sort | manure pit injuries rare deadly and preventable |
| topic | Asphyxiation hydrogen sulphide manure sewage |
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