July 15, 1999 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Youths and on-the-job danger
Agriculture is one of the most
dangerous industries for youths. Between 1992 and 1997, forty percent of fatal injuries to
workers under 18 occurred on farms.
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Of the 403 youths fatally injured on the job, 162 were
working in agriculture. Over half of youth deaths in agriculture were related to
transportation.
Retail trade was the next most dangerous industry for youths in the 1992-97
period—87 fatality victims worked in retail trade. Homicide accounted for close to
two-thirds of these fatalities.
These data are a product of the BLS Safety and Health Statistics
Program. Additional information is available in "Research Summary:
Fatal Injuries and Young Workers" (PDF
31K), Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer 1999.
Of interest
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