Table 4.

Hand-tractor-related injuries during working on farm (N = 148).

Characteristic of injuries	N	%
Injured body part
Head/neck	4	2.7
Finger	17	11.5
Palm	10	6.8
Arm/shoulder	17	11.5
Chest/body	10	6.8
Back	1	0.7
Leg	22	14.9
Knee	3	2.0
Foot/toe	60	40.5
Mouth/teeth	4	2.7
Type of injuries
Amputation	2	1.4
Bruises/blood hematoma	44	29.7
Burns	4	2.7
Cut	65	43.9
Crush	13	8.8
Fracture	1	0.7
Sprain/strain	16	10.8
Dizziness	3	2.0
Type of activity that resulted in injury while rice farming
Overturning	16	10.8
Falling from the hand tractor	8	5.4
Clamped/pulled by a pulley or belt, or other rotating components	11	7.4
Cut by stepping on golden apple snails	49	33.1
Cuts by plow blades or other attached equipment	10	6.8
Hit by another hand tractor	5	3.4
Burns due to contact with hot parts of hand tractor such as engines, exhaust pipes	4	2.7
Fainting due to heat	5	3.4
Slips or trips	8	5.4
Handlebar hit the body	19	12.8
Handlebar control rod squeezed the finger	4	2.7
Hit by engine starting hand tool	9	6.1
Equipment attached to hand tractor when injured
Plow blade	22	15.4
Rake	62	42.2
Leveler	18	12.3
Rotary paddler	34	23.3
Severity of injury
No hospitalized	139	93.8
Admitted to the hospital for 1–3 d	2	1.4
Admitted to the hospital for >3 d	5	3.4
Amputation admitted to hospital >14 d	2	1.4
Treatment facilities
Self-treatment	124	83.8
Sub-district health promoting hospital (primary care clinic)	13	8.8
District hospitals	6	4.1
Provincial hospital	4	2.7
Private clinic	1	0.7