Fatal Work-Related Injuries in the Agricultural Production and Services Sectors Among Youth in the United States, 1992–96

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• Personal Author:
  Adekoya, Nelson ; Castillo, Dawn N. ; Myers, John R.
• Description:
  We used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries to describe fatal agricultural work injuries among youth less than 20 years of age from 1992-1996. There were 188 deaths, 23% of which were tractor-related. Eighty-three deaths were reported among individuals engaged in family businesses. The fatality rate for 15to 19-year-olds was 12.2 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalents. Youth fatality rates were comparable to those of adult workers up until the age group of 45-54 years. Non-regulatory approaches to preventing injuries, especially in family businesses, are important given the current form of U.S. child labor laws. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Age-factors Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Child Labor Children Mortality-data Mortality-surveys Occupational-hazards Occupational Injuries Statistical-analysis Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  27-41
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025140
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2000 May; 6(3):27-41
• Contact Point Address:
  Dawn N. Castillo, Serveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety Research, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3e6fddfa78f5909c69b12567b0dd73fe02ea60e332803d557402c2765162a874d887b13f5782bbbdb62e346bd6f3422dd9a662bc12f0f9dde06337c8fc3d40dd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196630/cdc_196630_DS1.pdf
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