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Reports on work-related injuries to young workers

View data and reports on work-related injuries affecting people under 25 years old.

These reports focus on:

  • emergency room visits for people aged 18 to 24 (resulting from a work-related injury) 
  • work-related injuries affecting people under 18
  • young worker injuries by industry, including construction, retail sales, grocery stores, and health care

You can also find posters and presentations sharing analyses from the Occupational Health Surveillance Program (OHSP). OHSP is part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

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

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Emergency department data reports

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

Hospitalization data reports

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

Teen surveillance updates

Open PDF file, 630.25 KB,  Work-related Injuries among Massachusetts Teens, 2017–2021 (English, PDF 630.25 KB)
Open DOCX file, 483.68 KB,  Work-related Injuries among Massachusetts Teens, 2017–2021 (English, DOCX 483.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 169.6 KB,  Teen Work-related Injuries: What Employers Need to Know (English, PDF 169.6 KB)
Open DOCX file, 1.15 MB,  Teen Work-related Injuries: What Employers Need to Know (English, DOCX 1.15 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.16 MB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in Massachusetts, 2014-2018 (English, PDF 1.16 MB)
Open DOC file, 61.5 KB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in Massachusetts, 2014-2018 (English, DOC 61.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.23 MB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in Massachusetts, 2011-2015 (English, PDF 1.23 MB)
Open DOCX file, 321.04 KB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in Massachusetts, 2011-2015 (English, DOCX 321.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 796.24 KB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2009 - 2013, Annual Update (English, PDF 796.24 KB)
Open DOCX file, 250.57 KB,  Young Workers Project: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2009 - 2013, Annual Update (English, DOCX 250.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 995.53 KB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2008 - 2012, I.S. Update (English, PDF 995.53 KB)
Open RTF file, 4.1 MB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2008 - 2012, I.S. Update (English, RTF 4.1 MB)
Open PDF file, 725.88 KB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2007-2011, I.S. Update (English, PDF 725.88 KB)
Open RTF file, 3.23 MB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2007-2011, I.S. Update (English, RTF 3.23 MB)
Open PDF file, 941.04 KB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2006-2010, I.S. Update (English, PDF 941.04 KB)
Open RTF file, 2.69 MB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2006-2010, I.S. Update (English, RTF 2.69 MB)
Open PDF file, 820.03 KB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2005-2009 I.S. Update (English, PDF 820.03 KB)
Open RTF file, 3.57 MB,  Teens at Work: Work-Related Injuries to Teens in MA 2005-2009 I.S. Update (English, RTF 3.57 MB)

Fact sheets

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

Technical report

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

Presentations

Open PDF file, 3.82 MB,  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 (English, PDF 3.82 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,  Poster Presentation: Using Data to Guide Work-related Injury Prevention Strategies for Hispanic Young Adult Workers (2013) (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Open RTF file, 3.65 MB,  Poster Presentation: Using Data to Guide Work-related Injury Prevention Strategies for Hispanic Young Adult Workers (2013) (English, RTF 3.65 MB)
Open PDF file, 3.65 MB,  Poster Presentation: Employment of middle school students: Findings from the 2009 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MYHS) (2011) (English, PDF 3.65 MB)
Open RTF file, 110.82 KB,  Poster Presentation: Employment of middle school students: Findings from the 2009 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey (MYHS) (2011) (English, 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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