Public HealthHealth SciencesOccupational Disease PreventionOccupational HealthWomen's HealthOccupational EpidemiologyOccupational Health HazardsOccupational Health Risk AssessmentOccupational HygieneOccupational MedicineOccupational SafetyFarm Worker ExposureMachinery-related InjuriesOccupational AccidentsOccupational Health For FarmworkersOccupational Respiratory DiseaseOccupational Respiratory HazardsOccupational Respiratory HealthWork-related Accidents
Women farm workers are exposed to a multitude of biologic, chemical, physical, and mechanical hazards. High rates of machinery-related accidents and respiratory occupational illnesses are seen among agricultural workers. Many occupational diseases in women go undiagnosed if the "farmer's wife" is not asked what she does on the farm or if the physician is unfamiliar with occupational disease.