Table 38. Leading causes of fatal farm injuries to persons less than 20 years,
Michigan, 1982-1996

Cause of Death

Frequency

Percent

Machinery (E919)

34

47

Firearms (E922)

9

12

Drowning (E910)

7

10

Nature/environment (E900-E904, E907-E909)

4

5

Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913)

4

5

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

4

5

Injury caused by animals (E905-E906)

3

4

Electric current (E925)

3

4

All other causes (E862, E883, E884, E891)

5

7

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

73

100

 


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