Figure 3-3. Fatal occupational injury rates in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry and the private sector by age, 1992-2001.(Fatality data exclude New York City.) During 1992-2001, fatal occupational injury rates in agriculture, forestry, and fishing were higher in every age group than in the private sector. The rates in agriculture ranged from 13.7 per 100,000 for workers aged 16-24 to 62.0 for workers older than 64. These differences increase with age. The greatest differences were noted for workers aged 55 or older.
(Sources: BLS [2002a]; Myers [2003].)