Table 30. Leading causes of fatal farm injuries to persons less than 20 years,
Georgia, 1982-1996

Cause of Death

Frequency

Percent

Drowning (E910)

31

40

Machinery (E919)

19

25

Firearms (E922)

10

13

Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913)

4

5

Falls (E880-E888)

3

4

Struck by or against/caught in or between objects (E916-E918)

3

4

All other causes (E868, E891, E896, E906, E925)

7

9

All causes of death (E850-E869 and E880-E928)

77

100

 


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