Severe injury and the need for improved safety training among working teens.

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Abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: To evaluate work characteristics and safety training among teenagers with severe work-related injuries. METHODS: A questionnaire was administered to 6810 high school Wisconsin students in May 2003. RESULTS: Fifteen percent of working teens reported being injured at work. Variables associated with severe injury included having a near-miss incident at work (AOR = 8.72, 95%CI = 5.51-13), working after 11:00 PM (AOR = 4.21, 95%CI=2.08-8.53), and being asked to do something dangerous (AOR = 2.59, 95%CI = 1.53-4.39). CONCLUSIONS: Prohibiting teens from working long and late hours, improved safety training, and increased communication between teens and their coworkers and supervisors may help reduce the occurrence of injury.

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  • Accidents, Occupational, Adolescent, Age Factors, Female, Health Education, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Humans, Inservice Training, Male, Occupational Health, Safety, Students, Trauma Severity Indices, Wisconsin, Workplace, Wounds and Injuries

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  • Zierold KM; Anderson HA

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  • 525

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  • 532

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  • 30

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  • 5