TABLE 2—
Nonprohibited Jobs Involved in Cases of Fatality, Hospitalized Injury, and Restricted-Activity Injury Among Family Members Younger Than 18 Years Injured While Working on a Family Farm: 1990–2001
| Job | Fatalities | Hospitalized Injuries | Restricted-Activity Injuriesa | Total (%) |
| Working with animals | 3 | 17 | 56 | 76 (40.2) |
| Feeding horses and cattle | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 (9.5) |
| Farm work on horseback | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 (9.0) |
| Herding livestock | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 (7.4) |
| Leading/grooming | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 (4.8) |
| Branding/breeding/vaccinating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 (2.1) |
| Catching/holding a pig | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 (1.6) |
| Milking with pipeline | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.1) |
| Other animal | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 (4.8) |
| Farm work with machinery | 8 | 9 | 30 | 47 (24.9) |
| All-terrain vehicle operation | 2 | 1 | 19 | 22 (11.6) |
| Other machinery | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 (9.0) |
| Tractor repair or maintenance | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 (2.1) |
| Farm truck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 (2.1) |
| Farm maintenance | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 (12.7) |
| Repairing fence | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 (5.3) |
| Burning brush/garbage | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 (2.6) |
| Cleaning animal enclosures | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 (2.6) |
| Building maintenance | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 (2.1) |
| Farm work with hand tools | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 (3.7) |
| Loading or unloading hay | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 (3.2) |
| Pruning or hand harvesting | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 (1.6) |
| Other or insufficient information | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 (13.8) |
| Total | 15 | 48 | 126b | 189c (100.0) |
aData collection in 1998 and 2001 only.
bHospitalized as inpatient (11/126; 8.7%), emergency department/outpatient medical treatment (99/126; 78.6%), not formally treated (16/126; 12.7%).
cChildren working on a family farm aged < 16 years: 142 (75%); aged 16–17 years: 47 (25%).