Rauscher Kimberly J, Myers Douglas J
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, West Virginia.
West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Am J Ind Med. 2016 Jun;59(6):445-52. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22581. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
While adolescent workers in the United States (US) are protected by child labor laws, they continue to suffer fatal occupational injuries. This study was designed to provide a comprehensive profile of occupational fatalities among this sub-population of US workers.
Using Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data between 2001 and 2012, we calculated descriptive statistics and rates to examine the magnitude and nature of fatalities among workers under age 18.
During the study period, there were 406 fatalities among young workers which translated into 24,790 years of potential life lost; 12,241 of which were in agriculture alone. Rates declined since 2001 yet Hispanics, foreign-born workers, males, and those working in agriculture continued to suffer a disproportionate fatality burden.
Efforts to reduce young worker fatalities should focus on male Hispanics, particularly those who are foreign-born, as well as agricultural workers as these groups have the greatest fatality risks. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:445-452, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
虽然美国的青少年工人受到童工法的保护，但他们仍遭受致命的职业伤害。本研究旨在全面描述美国这一亚群体工人中的职业死亡情况。
利用2001年至2012年的致命职业伤害普查数据，我们计算了描述性统计数据和比率，以研究18岁以下工人死亡的规模和性质。
在研究期间，年轻工人中有406人死亡，这意味着损失了24790年的潜在寿命；其中仅农业领域就有12241人死亡。自2001年以来死亡率有所下降，但西班牙裔、外国出生的工人、男性以及从事农业工作的人仍然承受着不成比例的死亡负担。
减少年轻工人死亡的努力应集中在西班牙裔男性，特别是那些外国出生的男性，以及农业工人身上，因为这些群体面临的死亡风险最大。《美国工业医学杂志》59:445 - 452，2016年。©2016威利期刊公司。
