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Work-related Injuries to Young Workers

Young Workers Injury Surveillance: Data reports and publications

You can obtain prior data reports by emailing teens.atwork@state.ma.us

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Emergency department data reports

Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18 - to - 24 year olds, 2010 - 2014 (PDF 370.43 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18 - to - 24 year olds, 2010 - 2014 (DOCX 118.35 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year olds, 2008-2012 (PDF 183.94 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year olds, 2008-2012 (DOCX 120.59 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year olds, 2009-2013 (PDF 181.89 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year olds, 2009-2013 (DOCX 116.74 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2007-2011 (DOCX 51.3 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year olds, 2007-2011 (PDF 121.07 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18- to 24-year-olds, 2005-2009 (PDF 176.64 KB)
Emergency department visits for work-related injuries among 18- to 24-year-olds, 2005-2009 (DOC 362.5 KB)

Hospitalization data reports

Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2010-2014 (PDF 308.93 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2010-2014 (DOCX 94.38 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2008-2012 (PDF 163.85 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2008-2012 (DOCX 98.21 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2009-2013 (PDF 125.21 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2009-2013 (DOCX 95.64 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2007-2011 (PDF 113.34 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18-to-24-year-olds, 2007-2011 (DOCX 47.25 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18- 24-year-olds, 2005-2009 (PDF 170.15 KB)
Hospitalizations for work-related injuries among 18- 24-year-olds, 2005-2009 (DOC 303.5 KB)

Teen surveillance updates

Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2011 - 2015, Annual Update (PDF 1.23 MB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2011 - 2015, Annual Update (DOCX 321.04 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2009 - 2013, Annual Update (PDF 796.24 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2009 - 2013, Annual Update (DOCX 250.57 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2008 - 2012, I.S. Update (PDF 995.53 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2008 - 2012, I.S. Update (RTF 4.1 MB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2007-2011, I.S. Update (PDF 725.88 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2007-2011, I.S. Update (RTF 3.23 MB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2006-2010, I.S. Update (PDF 941.04 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2006-2010, I.S. Update (RTF 2.69 MB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2005-2009 I.S. Update (PDF 820.03 KB)
Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2005-2009 I.S. Update (RTF 3.57 MB)

Fact sheets

Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Overview (PDF) (PDF 44.32 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Overview (RTF 434.55 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Food Service (PDF) (PDF 243.11 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Food Service (RTF 1.45 MB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Grocery Stores (PDF) (PDF 223.86 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Grocery Stores (RTF 1.26 MB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Health Care Service (PDF) (PDF 234.56 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Health Care Service (RTF 1.26 MB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Retail Trade (PDF) (PDF 225.14 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Retail Trade (RTF 1.44 MB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Construction (PDF 227.67 KB)
Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries to MA Teens, 2005-2010: Construction (DOC 965.08 KB)

Technical report

Work-related injuries to teens in MA: Comparison - 2004 (PDF 66.71 KB)
Work-related injuries to teens in MA: Comparison - 2004 (DOC 579 KB)

Presentations

Poster Presentation: “Getting hurt is not in your job description”: Multiple agencies work together to launch a social media campaign targeting young workers in Massachusetts (PDF 3.82 MB)
Poster Presentation: Using Data to Guide Work-related Injury Prevention Strategies for Hispanic Young Adult Workers (2013) (PDF 1.48 MB)
Poster Presentation: Using Data to Guide Work-related Injury Prevention Strategies for Hispanic Young Adult Workers (2013) (RTF 3.65 MB)
Poster Presentation: Employment of middle school students: Findings from the 2009 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MYHS) (2011) (PDF 3.65 MB)
Poster Presentation: Employment of middle school students: Findings from the 2009 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MYHS) (2011) (RTF 110.82 KB)

Publications

Davis L, Vautin BP. Tracking Work-Related Injuries among Young Workers: An Overview of Surveillance in the United States. Health and Safety of Young Workers: Proceedings of a U.S. and Canadian Series of Symposia. 2013 May 

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-144:105-125.

Castillo D, Davis L, Wegman DH. Young Workers. Occup Med. 1999 Jul-Sep; 14(3): 519-36. Review. 
Brooks DR, Davis LK. Work-related injuries to Massachusetts teens, 1987-1990. Am J Ind Med. 1996 Feb; 29(2): 153-60. 
Brooks DR, Davis LK. Work-related injuries among Massachusetts children: a study based on emergency department data. Am J Ind Med. 1993 Sep; 24(3):313-24. 
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