Nonfatal Occupational Injuries to Younger Workers - United States, 2012–2018

Adolescents and young adults represent approximately 13% of the US workforce. Compared with adult workers, young workers (aged 15-24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury. To describe injuries among young workers and inform research and prevention activities, CDC's National Insti...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020, Vol.69 (35), p.1204-1209
Main Authors: Guerin, Rebecca J, Reichard, Audrey A, Derk, Susan, Hendricks, Kitty J, Menger-Ogle, Lauren M, Okun, Andrea H
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Age groups
Child labor
Curricula
Emergency medical services
Employers
Ethnicity
Hospitality industry
Injuries
Injury prevention
Labor
Labor law
Occupational health
Occupational safety
Public health
Safety training
Teenagers
Workplaces
Young adults
Younger workers
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Summary:Adolescents and young adults represent approximately 13% of the US workforce. Compared with adult workers, young workers (aged 15-24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury. To describe injuries among young workers and inform research and prevention activities, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed national data for 2012-2018 from the occupational supplement to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS-Work) and for 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). During 2012-2018, an estimated 3.2 million nonfatal injuries to young workers were treated in hospital emergency departments, with the highest rates among workers aged 18-19 years. Data from 2018 indicate that the leisure and hospitality industry contributed the highest percentage of injuries to workers aged 15-17 years requiring at least 1 day away from work. A comprehensive, public health strategy is needed for protecting young workers. Employers are responsible for maintaining safe and healthy workplaces, which includes complying with safety, health, and child labor laws; closely supervising young workers; and delivering job-specific safety training.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X