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 |