Myers J R, Hard D L
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV 26505.
Am J Ind Med. 1995 Jan;27(1):51-63. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700270106.
A total of 6,727 workers died of work-related injuries in the agricultural production and agricultural services sectors between 1980 and 1989, as established by data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) surveillance system. The agricultural production sector accounted for the higher fatality rate (22.9 deaths per 100,000 workers), due largely to deaths caused by machinery and motor vehicles. The leading cause of death in the agricultural services sector was being struck by falling objects, primarily trees. Fatality rates were highest in the East South Central United States and lowest in the New England states. Blacks had the highest fatality rate (26.4 deaths per 100,000 workers) while workers other than white or black had the lowest rate (18.9 per 100,000 workers). Males were at higher risk of death than females, with the 65 years of age and older male group having the highest rate (60.5 deaths per 100,000 workers). Males 16-24 years of age exhibited the largest decrease in their average annual fatality rate during the 10-year period, down to 7.2 from 20.6 deaths per 100,000 workers. Possible reasons for this decrease are suggested.
根据美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）的国家创伤职业死亡（NTOF）监测系统的数据，1980年至1989年间，农业生产和农业服务部门共有6727名工人死于工伤。农业生产部门的死亡率较高（每10万名工人中有22.9人死亡），主要是由于机械和机动车造成的死亡。农业服务部门的主要死亡原因是被坠落物体击中，主要是树木。美国中南部东部的死亡率最高，新英格兰各州的死亡率最低。黑人的死亡率最高（每10万名工人中有26.4人死亡），而白人或黑人以外的工人死亡率最低（每10万名工人中有18.9人死亡）。男性比女性死亡风险更高，65岁及以上男性群体的死亡率最高（每10万名工人中有60.5人死亡）。16至24岁的男性在这10年期间平均年死亡率下降幅度最大，从每10万名工人中有20.6人死亡降至7.2人。文中提出了这种下降的可能原因。
