Citation

Murphy DJ, Seltzer BL, Yesalis CE. Am. J. Public Health 1990; 80(2): 198-200.

Affiliation

Agriculture Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2297065

PMCID

PMC1404608

Abstract

Agricultural occupational fatalities in Pennsylvania for the years 1985-87 were followed up. Supplemental data concerning the occupation of the deceased and circumstances of the fatal accident were obtained from a family member. The number of fatalities designated as agriculturally and occupationally related by the National Traumatic Occupational Fatality (NTOF) system was compared with the number of fatalities identified by using alternative criteria for classification of agriculturally and occupationally related fatalities. There may be nearly a 30 percent error in the NTOF method resulting in a 20 percent undercount.