Table 46. Leading causes of fatal farm injuries to persons less than 20 years,
North Carolina, 1982-1996

Cause of Death

Frequency

Percent

Drowning (E910)

36

40

Machinery (E919)

24

26

Firearms (E922)

8

9

Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913)

5

6

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

5

6

Electric current (E925)

3

3

All other causes (E863, E884, E888, E906, E907)

10

10

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

91

100

 


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