Farm workers are exposed to a variety of physical
hazards. As a group, they are at particular risk of
accidental injury and certain categories of MSD. The
strongest evidence of excess risk exists for OA of the hip
and the public health burden arising from this outcome is
considerable. Lesser, but suggestive evidence exists that
farmers as a group are more likely than workers in less
physically demanding work to have knee OA and LBP.
Tractor drivers, in particular, seem to have more BP.
There is less information on the risks of soft tissue
rheumatism in the limbs and neck.