Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector

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• Personal Author:
  Chapman LJ ; Husberg, Brad
• Description:
  The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals on a farm, ranch, or from their natural habitats (Executive Office of the President, 2002). About 2.1 million workers were employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing in the United States in 2004, making it one of the largest economic sectors in the nation. The workforce total consisted of about 1% in forestry, 5.9% in logging, 2.6% in fishing, hunting, and trapping, and 9% in support activities for agriculture and forestry. The balance, over 81% of the workforce, was engaged in crop or animal production. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Forestry Hunting Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Fishing-industry Forestry-workers Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Work-analysis Work-environment Work-performance Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  APRO - Alaska Pacific Regional Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  171-173
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034079
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2008 Apr; 39(2):171-173
• Contact Point Address:
  Larry J. Chapman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
• Email:
  ljchapma@wisc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8866e52b0998c1332d3de21bca82fe5a46a6b7a3218ed788045aedefc7a8d583a5b0647cf066faaa0ef7280bdcc9cc9dde6e804f7956b46ce9ce7bb2b3ec318c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189449/cdc_189449_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 94.39 KB ]