Mechanism of injury by age
| Proportion (frequency) injured by age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism | <1 | 1–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–18 |
| *Other includes: struck/ran over/fall from motor or all terrain vehicle, heat/electrical/chemical burn. | |||||
| Fall | 44.4 (12) | 36.3 (125) | 32.7 (64) | 22.1 (21) | 31.3 (5) |
| Farm machine | 14.8 (4) | 14.2 (49) | 21.9 (43) | 25.3 (24) | 12.5 (2) |
| Caught in/under/between object | 11.1 (3) | 4.7 (16) | 4.6 (9) | 3.2 (3) | 6.3 (1) |
| Struck by object | 3.7 (1) | 12.5 (43) | 8.7 (17) | 5.3 (5) | 6.3 (1) |
| Cut by sharp object | 0 | 7.8 (27) | 6.7 (13) | 7.4 (7) | 18.8 (3) |
| Animal | 7.4 (2) | 9.0 (31) | 12.3 (24) | 12.6 (12) | 12.5 (2) |
| Noxious substance | 14.8 (4) | 6.7 (23) | 1.5 (3) | 6.3 (6) | 0 |
| Other*/not specified | 3.7 (1) | 12.2 (42) | 14.9 (29) | 22.1 (21) | 12.5 (2) |