Agricultural Forestry and Fishing Safety and Health Data: New York
10-Year Changes In Farm
| - |
1996-2000 |
2006-2010 |
| - |
n |
per 1,000 farms |
n |
per 1,000 farms |
| All fatalities |
171 |
4.4 |
104 |
2.9 |
| Tractor fatalities |
74 |
1.93 |
43 |
1.18 |
| Machinery entanglements |
11 |
0.29 |
16 |
0.44 |
| Tree |
7 |
0.18 |
7 |
0.19 |
| Falls from structure |
13 |
0.34 |
7 |
0.19 |
| Animal (Cow, bull, horse) |
6 |
0.16 |
9 |
0.25 |
Source: NYCAMH-2010
2007 Farm Injury Cases, By County
Source: NYS Ambulance Reports & Community Surveillance, Statewide Surveillance of Farm Injury Study
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Non-fatal injury, 10 NY Ag. Counties 2007
(20% farm pop)
| Injury |
- |
% |
| Horse |
38 |
11.6% |
| Tractor |
31 |
9.5% |
| Tools (probably includes machinery) |
31 |
9.5% |
| Structure/Surface (fall or crash) |
29 |
8.8% |
| Livestock (Cow/Heifer/Goat/Bull) |
14 |
4.3% |
| Truck/Auto |
10 |
3.0% |
| ATV/MUV |
6 |
1.8% |
| Farmstead Machinery |
5 |
1.5% |
| Non-Powered Cart or Wagon |
5 |
1.5% |
| Trees/Crops |
4 |
1.2% |
| Other types less than 4 |
23 |
7.0% |
| Unknown |
132 |
40.2% |
| Total |
328 |
- |
Source: NYCAMH-2010