Table 26. Leading causes of fatal farm injuries to persons less than 20 years,
Arkansas, 1982-1996

Cause of Death

Frequency

Percent

Drowning (E910)

20

38

Machinery (E919)

13

25

Firearms (E922)

4

7

Injury caused by animals (E905-E906)

3

6

Mechanical suffocation (E911-E913)

3

6

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

3

6

Electric current (E925)

3

6

All other causes (E866, E891, E907, E928)

3

6

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

52

100

 


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