1 | ![chart thumbnail - click on image for larger view.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081104161317im_/http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-146/niosh/images/chartbook/thumb/fig5-20th.gif) | Figure 5-20 Occupational injuries among young workers aged 14-17 in Massachusetts by injury type and data source, 1993-1999. Of the 945 cases of occupational injury among young workers in Massachusetts who were identified through emergency department reports, the majority involved cuts, lacerations, and punctures (46.8%), followed by heat burns and scalds (14.0%). These data contrast with the data for workers' compensation claims, which report that most cases involved strains and sprains (35.5%), followed by cuts, lacerations, and punctures (23.8%). (Source: Davis [2002].)
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