2014 Fact sheet: childhood agricultural injuries in the U.S

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
• Description:
  Population at Risk - Farms: In 2012, there were approximately 2.2 million farms in the United States. Children: More than 955,400 youth lived on farms in 2012 and almost half (49%) worked on their farm. About 258,800 non-resident youth were hired in agriculture in 2012, up from 230,400 in 2009. Toll of Childhood Agricultural Injuries - Deaths: About every three days, a child dies in an agriculture-related incident. Of the leading sources of fatalities among all youth, 25% involved machinery, 17% involved motor vehicles (includes ATVs), and 16% were drownings. Among working youth, vehicles and machinery accounted for 73% of deaths. Nonfatal Injuries: Every day, about 38 children are injured in an agriculture-related incident. In 2012, an estimated 7,780 household youth were injured on a farm and 80% of them were not working when the injury occurred. Leading sources of nonfatal injuries are surfaces (falls), animals and vehicles. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Automobiles Demography Family Farmers Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Animal-husbandry-workers Children Demographic-characteristics Families Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Occupational-hazards Safety-education Statistical-analysis Tractors

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044315
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2013 Dec; :1-2
• Email:
  nccrahs@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  2014 fact sheet: childhood agricultural injuries in the U.S.
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200048/cdc_200048_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 207.47 KB ]