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Table 21. Causes of fatal farm injuries to persons less
than 20 years, by Census division,
United States, 1982-1996
|
Cause of Death |
New England |
Middle Atlantic |
East North Central |
West North Central |
South Atlantic |
|
Machinery (E919) |
9 |
67 |
183 |
182 |
88 |
|
Drowning (E910) |
5 |
25 |
62 |
92 |
112 |
|
Firearms (E922) |
0 |
7 |
38 |
53 |
32 |
|
Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913) |
2 |
10 |
25 |
32 |
11 |
|
Struck by or against/caught in or between objects (E916-E918) |
0 |
7 |
25 |
26 |
13 |
|
Injury caused by animals (E905-E906) |
0 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
|
Electric current (E925) |
2 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
6 |
|
Falls (E880-E888) |
1 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
|
All other causes (E850-E869, E890-E899, E900-E904, E907-E909, E920-E924, E928) |
3 |
8 |
23 |
32 |
12 |
|
All causes of death (E850-E869 and E880- E928) |
25 |
154 |
390 |
454 |
294 |
Table 21 (Continued). Causes of fatal farm injuries to
persons less than 20 years,
by Census division, United States, 1982-1996
|
Cause of Death |
East South Central |
West South Central |
Mountain |
Pacific |
Total |
|
Machinery (E919) |
58 |
85 |
55 |
46 |
773 |
|
Drowning (E910) |
93 |
132 |
44 |
20 |
585 |
|
Firearms (E922) |
33 |
47 |
21 |
6 |
237 |
|
Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913) |
5 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
107 |
|
Struck by or against/caught in or between objects (E916-E918) |
10 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
109 |
|
Injury caused by animals (E905-E906) |
4 |
20 |
14 |
5 |
82 |
|
Electric current (E925) |
3 |
18 |
9 |
6 |
78 |
|
Falls (E880-E888) |
6 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
69 |
|
All other causes (E850-E869, E890-E899, E900-E904, E907-E909, E920-E924, E928) |
6 |
21 |
9 |
6 |
134 |
|
All causes of death (E850-E869 and E880- E928) |
222 |
347 |
183 |
105 |
2174 |