Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 2-153 Number of occupational poisoning cases in private industry by State, 2001. The number of occupational poisoning cases within reporting States ranged from fewer than 50 to 300 in 2001. BLS reported a total of 2,800 occupational poisoning cases in 2001. States with the highest numbers included California (300), Illinois (200), Indiana (200), Michigan (200), Missouri (200), North Carolina (2002) and Texas (200). (Source: BLS [2002].)
2		Figure 3-12 Unintentional on-farm deaths of youths under age 20 by State, 1982-1996. During 1982-1996, the highest numbers of unintentional on-farm deaths of youths under age 20 were reported by Texas (204), Pennsylvania (109), Iowa (107), Missouri (106), and Wisconsin (105). (Sources: NCHS [2002]; Adekoya and Pratt [2001].)

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