Farmworkers face special risks and health issues
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A lettuce crew working in a field east of Yuma in the Gila Valley does everything from picking fresh heads of lettuce to boxing them up for delivery to one of Yuma's cooling facilities.
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Farmworkers face special risks and health issues.
Thanks to the agricultural workers that toil in the fields, millions of people are fed during the winter. But these farmworkers face different health issues and risks than the general population.“They do a lot of repetitive work. There are a lot of back injuries,” noted Am. Read Farmworkers face special risks and health issues...
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