Farm Fatalities to Youth 1995–2000: A Comparison by Age Groups

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• Personal Author:
  Goldcamp M ; Hendricks, Kitty J. ; Myers, John R. ; Goldcamp M ; Hendricks, Kitty J. ; Myers, John R.
• Description:
  Although a myriad of research illustrates the safety issues related to farm fatalities in youth populations, very little empirical evidence exists that includes work and non-work related farm fatalities to all youths under 20 years of age at the national level. This research will use death certificate data for the six years from 1995 to 2000 that were collected by NIOSH from all 50 state vital statistics registries. Demographic data from the 1998 CAIS were used in rate calculations. In addition to providing annual fatality rates and descriptions of the general causes of death, this research will examine the variation between age groups. Analysis of 695 total farm-related youth fatalities shows an average annual fatality rate of 9.3 fatalities per 100,000 youths. Males account for 80% of these fatalities. The most prevalent causes of death are: machinery (25%), motor vehicle (17%), drowning (16%), suicide (8%) and homicide (6%). Of all youth fatalities occurring while at work, 45% are to youths less than 16 years of age. This same age group accounts for 71% of all non-work related fatalities. This research will provide farm families and researchers more detailed information on farm hazards that contribute to the deaths of youths. As these youths may encounter hazards while working or playing in their daily environment, identification and elimination of these hazards will increase overall safety on the farm. This research also indicates the need to include youths under 16 years of age in future comprehensive farm safety research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Aging Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-rates Age-groups Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Children Families Farm Fatality Machinery Protective-equipment Statistical-analysis Surveillance Tractors Traumatic-injuries Youth

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  151-157
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025385
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2004 Apr; 35(2):151-157
• Contact Point Address:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
• Email:
  ehg8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9d6345c701992620de23486e40f9df4f4542b6731394133ab7377cc34fad727eca05d4b22a7cb3d3a60a21fd5997c939aaa40c5f39db99139b1e089bc83e121f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196781/cdc_196781_DS1.pdf
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