NIOSH Update: NIOSH Study Finds Work Injuries, Illnesses Among Young Employees Pervasive, Preventable

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  NIOSH investigated accident and illness rates encountered by adolescents in the U.S. workforce based upon an analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The investigation determined that 16 and 17 year olds experienced the highest incidence of work related disorders compared to any other child age group, and that the jobs most frequently associated with adolescent worker accident or illness were in food preparation or service. Sprains, strains, cuts, heat burns, lacerations, contusions and abrasions, fractures, and dislocations represented the leading causes of adolescent worker injuries and illnesses. In 1992, 64,000 youths were treated in emergency departments for work related injuries, and in 1994, 67 youths died. Recommendations for minimizing the hazards faced by adolescent workers are presented to employers and include complying with child labor laws, recognizing the relative inexperience of young workers, observing routine precautions and taking additional precautions specific to young workers. NIOSH activities impacting young workers were also listed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Employee-health Food-services Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Workplace-studies
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB96119
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232591
• Citation:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-119, 1996 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:386c0983d0a3ba9ddf4ba7c120c1ce40efaca53572e0af011e723deda20e3d34bdd5c90a6746017864511b36228bb5d6c3e73ba6afeebe5b796f2fb9a64b9c93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209690/cdc_209690_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 57.03 KB ]