Health and safety issues among non-migrant adult farm workers Lorann Stallones, PhD Professor and Director, Colorado Injury Control Research Center Department of Environmental Health Colorado State University

Definitions zFarmer zFarm owner zFarm operator zFarm manager zFarm worker zSeasonal worker zMigrant worker z Agricultural worker z Undocumented worker z Agricultural workforce z Hired labor z Unpaid worker

Table 1: Standard Occupational Classification, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2001 Numeric Code Occupational Classification z z First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing and forestry workers z First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing and forestry workers z First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing and forestry workers z Farm labor contractors z Agricultural Workers z Agricultural Inspectors z Agricultural Inspectors z Animal breeders z Animal breeders z Graders and sorters, agricultural products z Graders and sorters, agricultural products z Miscellaneous agricultural workers z Agricultural equipment operators z Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery and greenhouse z Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals z Agricultural workers, all other

Farm workers zEstimates range from 2.2 to 2.9 million workers zUnpaid workers may comprise 37% of the agricultural work force zHired workers, not migrant and undocumented workers, may comprise 28% of the agricultural work force zMay comprise 60% of all hired workers on farms zData are not presented in published literature to allow health and safety assessment for this population