Table 4. Nonfatal agricultural injuries caused by machinery according to age group and gender in Fukuoka.
| Machinery | Age 20–64 | Age 65–89 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Place of injury | ||||||||
| Rice field | 43 | (21.7) | 4 | (23.5) | 53 | (15.7) | 9 | (22.0) |
| Field for other crops | 29 | (14.7) | 6 | (35.3) | 61 | (18.1) | 10 | (24.4) |
| Orchard | 14 | (7.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 26 | (7.7) | 2 | (4.9) |
| Forest | 19 | (9.6) | 0 | (0.0) | 38 | (11.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Forecourt | 20 | (10.1) | 2 | (11.8) | 38 | (11.2) | 6 | (14.6) |
| Others | 73 | (36.9) | 5 | (29.4) | 122 | (36.1) | 14 | (34.2) |
| Total | 198 | (100) | 17 | (100) | 338 | (100) | 41 | (100) |
| Work being performed at time of injury | ||||||||
| Maintenance work | 41 | (20.7) | 1 | (5.9) | 60 | (17.8) | 3 | (7.3) |
| Preparation/repairs | 7 | (3.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 18 | (5.3) | 6 | (14.6) |
| Walking | 14 | (7.1) | 1 | (5.9) | 20 | (5.9) | 1 | (2.4) |
| Harvesting | 88 | (44.4) | 5 | (29.4) | 156 | (46.2) | 20 | (48.8) |
| Carrying | 19 | (9.6) | 5 | (29.4) | 27 | (8.0) | 5 | (12.2) |
| Others | 29 | (14.7) | 5 | (29.4) | 57 | (16.9) | 6 | (14.6) |
| Total | 198a | (100) | 17b | (100) | 338 | (100) | 41 | (100) |
| Length of hospitalization | ||||||||
| < 30 days | 180 | (90.9) | 15 | (88.2) | 306 | (90.5) | 31 | (75.6) |
| 30 days ≤ | 18 | (9.1) | 2 | (11.8) | 32 | (9.5) | 10 | (24.4) |
| Total | 198 | (100) | 17 | (100) | 338a | (100) | 41b | (100) |
a–b p < 0.05.