Farming-related deaths Oklahoma, 1998-2008

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• Corporate Authors:
  Oklahoma. Department of Health
• Description:
  Farming is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. In 2008, 456 farmers and farm workers died due to farm-related injuries. From 1998 to 2008, 195 people were killed in farming-related incidents in Oklahoma. Farming related deaths accounted for 16% of all work-related deaths in Oklahoma during this time. More than half of all farm-related deaths involved a tractor, and 20% involved a tractor rollover. Nearly all (95%) deaths occurred among males. The age of workers killed ranged from 16 to 91. Injuries were most common in the months of May and July. More than half of all fatal injuries occurred between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM, and most often from 3:00-4:00 PM. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Traumatic-injuries Work-areas Work-practices
• Publisher:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038667
• Citation:
  Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma State Department of Health, 2010 May; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health, Injury Prevention Service, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Farming-related Deaths Oklahoma, 1998-2008
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c8d164f59b0897dd275048ea148c11475d393169f75fad4e78c31238dbf6f27d68b3938575bd7a8358767bd68cd789d696aba1f7d2d43c3fe64bcfd64f1867a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192305/cdc_192305_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 76.33 KB ]