The Kentucky migrant vocational rehabilitation program: a demonstration project for working with Hispanic farm workers.

The Journal of Rehabilitation | January 1, 2005| | Copyright

The National Center for Farmworker Health (1995) has recognized farm work as one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, ranked second only to mining in terms of occupational hazard. More recently, U.S. Department of Labor statistics have indicated that agricultural workers experience the highest rate of employee fatality and injury of any workers in the country (Moreno, 2004). Some of the most common farm work related injuries include back injuries, loss of limbs, heat stress, dehydration, dermatitis, eye problems, and pesticide poisoning, which can result in ...

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