Childhood Work-Related Agricultural Fatalities – Minnesota, 1994–1997

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Parker, David L. ; Wahl, G. L.
• Description:
  Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States, with the second highest work-related fatality rate during 1992-1996 (21.9 deaths per 100,000 workers) (1). During 1992-1995, 155 deaths were reported among agricultural workers aged less than or equal to 19 years; 64 (41%) of these youths were working in their family's business (2). In Minnesota during 1992-1996, agriculture had the highest fatality rate of any industry (21.3 per 100,000 workers) (1). To characterize agriculture work-related deaths among youths in Minnesota during 1994-1997, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) analyzed data from the state's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program. This report presents five cases of agriculture work-related fatalities among youths in Minnesota. Since 1992, MDH has collected data about work-related fatalities through the FACE program. * Cases are identified by reviewing medical records, sheriff's reports, newspaper articles, death certificates, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration records. During 1994-1997, Minnesota FACE investigated six work-related agricultural fatalities among persons aged less than 19 years. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Adolescent Age Factors Agriculture Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-rates Accident-statistics Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Statistical-analysis Traumatic-injuries

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027438
• Citation:
  MMWR 1999 Apr; 48(16):332-335
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183037/cdc_183037_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 99.36 KB ]