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标题：Narrative Text Analysis of Accident Reports with Tractors, Self-Propelled Harvesting Machinery and Materials Handling Machinery in Austrian Agriculture from 2008 to 2010 – A Comparison
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作者：Hannes Mayrhofer ; Elisabeth Quendler ; Josef Boxberger 等
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：183-188
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：The aim of this study was the identification of accident scenarios and causes by analysing existing accident reports ofrecognized agricultural occupational accidents with tractors, self-propelled harvesting machinery and materials handlingmachinery from 2008 to 2010.As a result of a literature-based evaluation of past accident analyses, the narrative text analysis was chosen as an appropriatemethod. A narrative analysis of the text fields of accident reports that farmers used to report accidents to insurers wasconducted to obtain detailed information about the scenarios and causes of accidents. This narrative analysis of reportswas made the first time and yielded first insights for identifying antecedents of accidents and potential opportunities fortechnical based intervention. A literature and internet search was done to discuss and confirm the findings.The narrative text analysis showed that in more than one third of the accidents with tractors and materials handling machinerythe vehicle rolled or tipped over. The most relevant accident scenarios with harvesting machinery were being trapped andfalling down. The direct comparison of the analysed machinery categories showed that more than 10% of the accidents ineach category were caused by technical faults, slippery or muddy terrain and incorrect or inappropriate operation of thevehicle. Accidents with tractors, harvesting machinery and materials handling machinery showed similarities in terms ofcauses, circumstances and consequences. Certain technical and communicative measures for accident prevention could beused for all three machinery categories. Nevertheless, some individual solutions for accident prevention, which suit eachspecific machine type, would be necessary.
关键词：Accident prevention; agricultural machinery; injuries; narrative text analysis