Figure 3-6. Leading sources of fatal occupational injuries in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, 1992-2001.(Fatality data exclude New York City.) Farm tractors accounted for 2,165 fatal occupational injuries during 1992-2001 and were the leading source of these deaths in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Trucks and fishing boats were also major sources of death in this industry and accounted for 795 and 434 fatal occupational injuries, respectively.
(Sources: BLS [2002a]; Myers [2003].)
