Deadly Occupation

In recent years, farming has surpassed construction and mining as the deadliest occupation in the United States, reports The New York Times. Information provided by the National Safety Council shows that about 1,600 adults were killed in 1987 when they were caught in the gears of farm machinery, crushed by tractor rollovers, or involved in other related accidents. The council said that similar accidents have left as many as 160,000 farm people disabled. However, according to the Times, those figures do not reflect “the 300 children under the age of 16 who died in farm-related mishaps or the 23,000 who were injured using or playing near farm equipment.”