Dairy

Dairy worksite visit: Dairy worksite facts: Dairy farms can be found across the United States. The Northeast has a large number of smaller farms while the western states have a growing number of very large dairies. The larger dairies tend to have free stall barns with milking parlors. Smaller farms can be tie stall operations with pipeline milking systems. Hispanic workers are a growing presence in the dairy workforce population.

Dairy worker facts: Dairy workers face the same mechanical, chemical and musculoskeletal risks as many other farmworkers. In addition, they face potential injuries from the large animals they work with on a daily basis.