Heat-Related Illnesses Among U.S. Agricultural Workers from 2016 to 2024: Content Analysis of News Media Reports.

Christopher Benny, Jakob Hanschu, Roger G Aby, Serap Gorucu, Bryan P Weichelt

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Christopher BennyMedical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin, Wausau, WI 54401, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-0500-3221

Jakob HanschuNational Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield Clinic Sanford Health, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2209-3215

Roger G AbyNational Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield Clinic Sanford Health, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1771-7070

Serap GorucuDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4227-4459

Bryan P WeicheltNational Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield Clinic Sanford Health, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7444-4374

Funding

Dean Emanuel Endowment, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute of Marshfield, WI N/ANational Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Cooperative Agreement 5U54 OH009568National Farm Medicine Center, the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute N/ASteven J. Miller Distinguished Physician/Scientist Endowment in Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Research, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute of Marshfield, WI N/A

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Abstract

In the U.S., extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities. Farmers, ranchers and other outdoor workers who are exposed to the elements and engaged in strenuous physical activity are disproportionately impacted. This manuscript summarizes the number and severity of heat-related illnesses and injuries collected through the AgInjuryNews.org system, highlights their characteristics, provides recommendations for farmworkers and employers, and calls for future research. Heat-related illness cases from 2016-2024 were analyzed. Fourteen agricultural heat-related incidents covered by U.S. media were identified. Most incidents took place in June and July. A content analysis was conducted to identify news articles that included mention of prevention strategies, laws and regulations related to working conditions, or OSHA. Over half of the cases were from southern states. Eleven of the incidents involved male farmworkers, one involved a male farmer, and two involved first responders (gender unspecified). All of the farmer/farmworker incidents were single-victim fatalities. Seven articles mentioned prevention strategies, ten mentioned laws or regulations, and nine mentioned OSHA, often cursory. These findings suggest that media reports provide a limited and selective image of agricultural heat-related injuries, with coverage emphasizing fatalities and investigation information more often than prevention.

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Agricultural Workers' DiseasesFarmersHeat Stress DisordersMass MediaAgricultureFemaleHot TemperatureHumansMaleUnited StatesWorking Conditionsagricultureclimate changefarmingheat illnessnews mediaoccupational safety and healthoutdoor workers

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PMID42196642

DOI10.3390/ijerph23050549

PMCPMC13205723

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