Teens at Work Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in Massachusetts, 2008–2012

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  In 2012, 14% of 15- to 17-year-olds in Massachusetts were employed at any given point in time. While work can provide teens with important benefits, it can also pose health and safety risks. Nationally, teen workers have about twice the risk of nonfatal on-the-job injuries per hour worked than older workers. This is partly explained by the fact that teens tend to work in industries that are high risk for workers of all ages, such as restaurants and healthcare. Inexperience and lack of health and safety training are also factors. Information about where and how teens are injured at work is essential to prevent future injuries and promote safer work opportunities for youth. For over 20 years, the Teens at Work: Injury Surveillance and Prevention Project at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has tracked work-related injuries to teens under age 18. Over the years, the Teens at Work Project has collaborated with partners on a variety of initiatives to prevent injuries to working teens. Continued efforts are needed to ensure jobs in which teens are employed are safe. And as we engage teens in the workplace- whether as employers, schools, jobs programs, or parents with family businesses-we need to provide them with basic health and safety skills that will help protect them now and in the future. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Injuries Injury Prevention Public Health Safety Practices Surveillance Teenagers Young Workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061266
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2015 Jun; :1-6
• Email:
  teens.atwork@state.ma.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - Boston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Teens at work project: work-related injuries to teens in Massachusetts, 2008-2012
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a8556e858359e2d29ec79ce91c11b1f58953b753d73d8584bcf077b831b751c69c77ff2bbeb76177efd0bd6663bb94d1763dd2cf55eed296d46d96f3523b645
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229061/cdc_229061_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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