Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 2-23 Annual rates of fatal occupational injuries by leading cause, 1980-1998. (All data for 1998 exclude New York State.) During 1980-1998, fatal occupational injury rates declined for the six leading causes of death, though not always consistently. During this period, deaths due to motor vehicle incidents had the highest rates. Deaths due to machines had the second highest rate until 1990, when they were surpassed by deaths due to homicides. For 1998, the rates of death for homicides and falls were second highest, followed closely by the rate for machine-related deaths. (Source: NIOSH [2001].)
2		Figure 2-168 Number of U.S. residents aged 15 or older with malignant mesothelioma listed as an underlying or contributing cause on the death certificate by type of mesothelioma, 1999. Of the 2,485 malignant mesothelioma deaths in 1999, the highest proportion was classified as an unspecified type. In nearly 95% of all deaths, malignant mesothelioma was listed as the underlying cause. (Note: The total number of deaths by subtype exceeds the number for all sites because more than one subtype was listed for some decedents.) (Source: NIOSH [2002e].)
3		Figure 3-7 Leading causes of fatal occupational injuries in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, 1992-1997. During 1992-1997, machinery caused 1,021 fatal occupational injuries and was the leading cause of these deaths in agriculture, forestry, and fishing as reported on death certificates. The next leading causes of these deaths were motor vehicles (624 fatalities) and falls (235 fatalities). (Sources: NIOSH [2001a]; Myers [2001a].)
4		Figure 3-11 Unintentional on-farm deaths of youths under age 20 by cause of death, 1982-1996. During 1982-1996, unintentional on-farm deaths of youths under age 20 most frequently involved machinery (773 fatalities), drowning (585 fatalities), or firearms (237 fatalities). (Sources: NCHS [2002]; Adekoya and Pratt [2001].)

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