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Work in agriculture

As of 2004, most youth work fatalities occured in the agriculture sector . About 2/3 of these fatalities could be attributed to transportation accidents. According to the "Occupational injuries among young workers" report, most of these transportation accidents occured either by truck or by tractor. Tractor accidents alone counted for 1/4 of the youth worker fatalities from 1993 to 2002. For workers 13 years old and younger, agricultural fatalities accounted for 42 out of the 49 total fatalities for that age group between 1998 and 2002. Legally, there are less child labor restrictions on family ownened or operated farms; workers as young as 13 can legally operate tractors on farms if their family owns it or operates it.

Work in construction

Between the years 1998 and 2002, construction accidents accounted for 18% of youth worker fatalities, making construction the second most deadly industry for a young worker to be employed in during that time period. A significant number of young worker fatalities in this sector resulted from work that the young worker was not legally authorized to do. For example, 16 year old workers accounted for almost 20% of the young worker fatalities in the construction sector between 1998 and 2002, even though workers 16 and younger are legally unauthorized to enter a construction site; if they do work for the construction industry, they can only work in an office or sales department. Additionally, Hispanic and Latino young workers made up 35% of the young worker fatalities in the construction sector. Hispanics make up 14.4% of the United States' general population.