Table X.

Contributing Factors of 307 Livestock-Handling Injuries Among Dairy Farm Workers as Identified Injury Claim Event Descriptions

	N	%
Host (worker)
Job activity
Milking	147	47.9
Kicked while milking	65	21.2
Kicked while attaching milking unit	31	10.1
Kicked while stripping cow	8	2.6
Stepped on while milking	25	8.1
Stepped on while attaching milking unit	16	5.2
Hit by tail while milking	2	0.7
Bringing cows to parlor
Pushing cows in parlor line	43	14.0
Herding cows to milk	16	5.2
Other activities
Walking/standing behind cow (non milking)	13	4.2
Calf pulling	7	2.3
Pregnancy check	5	1.6
Inseminating	5	1.6
Administering IV/shot	4	1.3
Restraining cow	3	1.0
Castrating	2	0.7
Feeding cattle/calves	2	0.7
Marking cow	2	0.7
Chasing cow	1	0.3
Palpating cow	1	0.3
Pulling calf out ofmud	1	0.3
Locking up cow	1	0.3
Slipped and fell	1	0.3
Removing stitches	1	0.3
Agent (animal)
Animal action
Cow kick	126	41.0
Cow stepped on	43	14.0
Cow pushed	31	10.1
Swung head around	11	3.6
Cow pinned	10	3.3
Bull charged	5	1.6
Cow flipped/fell	4	1.3
Another cow	2	0.7
Swung tail	2	0.7
Calf	8	2.6
Environment
Location
In dairy parlor	147	47.9
In parlor feeder pen	39	12.7
In cattle/calf pen	11	3.6
Equipment
Milking unit	47	15.3
Milking rail	16	5.2
Corral gate	13	4.2
Fencing	9	2.9
Wall	8	2.6
Squeeze chute	5	1.6
Herdlock	2	0.7
Calf feeder	1	0.3
Hose	1	0.3