Each year three to five people are killed in North America in wild animal attacks, primarily by sharks and bears.
• One-third of fatal ATV accidents take place on paved roads.
• About 95 Americans are killed by riding mowers each year.
• More than 700 people die annually in falls from ladders and scaffolding.
• Hypothermia kills almost 1,000 people a year in the U.S.
• Each year 32 people die while felling trees.
• About 100 hunters a year die falling from trees in the U.S. and Canada.
• An average of 675 people die each year in the U.S. from heat-related complications.