Younger Workers Twice as Likely To Be Injured, NIOSH Claims

摘要

A NIOSH data analysis for the period 1998-2007 suggests that the fatality rate for workers ages 15 to 24 is approximately two times higher than the rate among workers over 25. The institute concluded that "employers need to ensure that their younger workers have the requisite training and personal protective equipment to perform their jobs safely."rnAs for fatalities,5,719 fatal injuries among younger workers were identified during the period. Younger Hispanic workers had a fatality rate of 5.6 perrn100,000 full-time workers. That compares to a rate for non-Hispanic white workers of 3.3 and a rate for non-Hispanic black workers of 2.3.