Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multistate, mega-millions jackpot). The death rate for farmers and ranchers in the US for 2006 was 37.1 per 100,000 workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
- The number of farms operating in the US in 2006 was 2.1 million.
- Agricultural production is the 4th most dangerous type of work in Canada, behind mining, forestry and construction, according to Statistics Canada.
- Drowning was the cause of 16 percent of US farm deaths involving young workers between 1995 and 2002 (NIOSH).
- Incidents involving farm machinery caused 23 percent of young farm worker fatalities […]
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