Agricultural Forestry and Fishing Safety and Health Data: Northeast
Work-related Injury by Farm Type: NE vs. All-US, 2007
(National Agricultural Statistics Office, special Data request, 2010)
| Farm Type of Work-related Injury |
NE |
per 10,000 |
US |
per 10,000 |
BLS (in thousands) |
| Crops |
1,363 |
40 |
28,464 |
54 |
27,900 |
| Grains and oilseeds |
315 |
9 |
12,269 |
23 |
- |
| Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture |
324 |
9 |
2,862 |
5 |
- |
| Livestock |
2,485 |
72 |
51,556 |
97 |
12,700 |
| Beef cattle |
319 |
9 |
27,924 |
53 |
- |
| Dairy |
744 |
22 |
4,141 |
8 |
- |
| Sheep, goats, wool and mohair |
447 |
13 |
3,998 |
8 |
- |
| Equine |
957 |
28 |
9,824 |
19 |
- |
| DK/NR |
78 |
2 |
308 |
1 |
1 |
| Total injuries |
3,926 |
114 |
80,328 |
152 |
40,600 |
| NE - ag pop |
US ag pop NASS |
US ag pop BLS |
| 344,703 |
5,294,913 |
901,800 |
Estimated Number of Working Adult and Youth Injuries
| Estimated Number of Working Adult non-fatal Injuries by source of injury |
| - |
NE Region* |
US |
| Persons / Animals / Plants / Minerals (animal injury) |
1,242 |
36 |
23,207 |
44 |
| Structures and Surfaces (falls) |
847 |
25 |
19,201 |
36 |
| Machinery |
570 |
17 |
7,642 |
14 |
| Parts and Materials |
379 |
11 |
4,657 |
9 |
| Vehicles |
142 |
4 |
6,043 |
11 |
| Tools / Instruments / Equipment |
105 |
3 |
6,006 |
11 |
| Other and Unknown Sources |
632 |
18 |
13,572 |
26 |
| Total |
3,926 |
114 |
80,328 |
152 |
| Estimated Number of Youth Injuries by source of injury |
| - |
NE Region* |
All |
| Structures and Surfaces (falls) |
530 |
46 |
8,200 |
51 |
| Persons / Animals / Plants / Minerals (animal injury) |
278 |
24 |
5,428 |
34 |
| Vehicles |
179 |
16 |
4,365 |
27 |
| Machinery |
177 |
16 |
857 |
5 |
| Tools / Instruments / Equipment |
168 |
15 |
2,826 |
18 |
| Other and Unknown Sources |
251 |
22 |
5,914 |
37 |
| Total |
1,583 |
139 |
27,590 |
173 |
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Office, special Data request, 2010
Northeast US Commercial Fishing Fatalities 2000-2008
| Year |
Fatalities |
State |
Fatalities |
| 2000 |
15 |
Massachusetts |
40 |
| 2001 |
12 |
Maine |
28 |
| 2002 |
2 |
Rhode Island |
11 |
| 2003 |
14 |
New York |
4 |
| 2004 |
10 |
New Hampshire |
2 |
| 2005 |
6 |
- |
85 |
| 2006 |
10 |
| 2007 |
9 |
| 2008 |
7 |
| - |
85 |
Source: NIOSH Alaska Field Station, NIOSH, 2010
