Fatal Accidents on Farms

Leon B. Perkinson

No 320715, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpt from the report: The number of fatal accidents occurring on farms as reported by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) generally increased from 1949 to 1954. Since 1954, the number of fatalities has declined (table 1). However, the decrease in fatalities has not been as rapid as the decline in the farm population. The death rate per 100,000 farm people increased from 10.4 in 1949 to 17. 3 in 1963--a 66-percent increase. Part of the increased rate maybe caused by the larger proportion of young people migrating from farms; older farmers and farmers with mechanized operations who may be more vulnerable to accidents tend to remain in farming.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 1965-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320715

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