2019 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 2018, there were approximately 2.03 million farms in the United States. Children: About 893,000 youth lived on farms in 2014 and more than half (51%) worked on their farm. More than 265,600 non-resident youth were hired in agriculture in 2014. Approximately 23,883,000 youth visited farms in 2014. Fatal Childhood Agricultural Injuries - All youth: 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. Working youth: From 2001 to 2015, 48 percent of all fatal injuries to young workers occurred in agriculture. Since 2009, the number of youth worker fatalities in agriculture has been higher than in all other industries combined. In 2016, young workers were 7.8 times more likely to be fatally injured in agriculture when compared to all other industries combined (14.57 per 100,000 FTE vs 1.87 per 100,000 FTE). Transportation incidents were the most common fatal event, with tractors and ATVs as the primary vehicle sources. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Automobiles Demography Economics Family Farmers Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Workers Children Demographic Characteristics Economic Consequences Economic Impact Families Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Machinery Mortality Data Mortality Rates Motor Vehicles Occupational Hazards Statistical Analysis Tractors Young Workers

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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:20057986
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2019 May; :1-2
• Email:
  nccrahs@marshfieldresearch.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  2019 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/215180/cdc_215180_DS1.pdf
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