A Preliminary Analysis of Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Worker Perspectives on Job-Related Safety Training

• Published in: Safety (Basel) Vol. 4; no. 3; p. 37
• Main Authors: Ramos, Athena, Carlo, Gustavo, Grant, Kathleen, Bendixsen, Casper, Fuentes, Axel, Gamboa, Rodrigo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2018
• Subjects: agricultural health and safety; Agriculture; All terrain vehicles; Beef cattle; Cattle; Employers; Employment; Employment interviews; Farmworkers; Fatalities; feedlots; Feeds; Hospital administration; Immigrants; Injuries; Latino/Hispanic; Livestock; Noncitizens; Occupational accidents; Occupational safety; Personal health; Population; Public health; Questionnaires; Safety training; Training; Workers; Workers compensation; United States > US; Nebraska

Immigrants comprise a large percentage of the agricultural labor force in the United States. They are a vulnerable worker population and often have fewer occupational and social protections. Latino immigrant cattle feedyard workers (N = 68; 59 men; mean age = 38.7 years) in the central Midwest repor...