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Farm Safety Stats Getting Better, But Farm From Perfect
USAgNet - 02/22/2017
Among household youth on farms, injury rates increased in the 10-19 age group during the latest reporting period, despite a continued overall decline in the rate of childhood agricultural injuries in the U.S.
These trend and others are highlighted in the 2016 Childhood Agricultural Injuries Fact Sheet compiled by the National Children's Center.
"There is no central database on childhood agricultural injuries," said Barbara Lee, Ph.D., director of the National Children's Center. "In putting together this fact sheet we draw upon the best available data from a variety of sources."
On average, a child dies in an agriculture-related incident every three days, and 33 children are injured each day.
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