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Document ID (ISN)111280
CIS number 10-0814
ISSN - Serial title 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 2011
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Rasmussen K., Hansen C.D., Nielsen K.J., Andersen J.H.
Title Incidence of work injuries amongst Danish adolescents and their associations with work environment factors
Bibliographic information 2011, Vol.54, p.143-152. 28 ref.
Abstract The objective was to examine the incidence of work accidents that required medical attention among Danish adolescents and to identify possible work environment factors associated with such accidents. Data were collected through two questionnaire rounds (2004 and 2007) from a birth cohort comprising all 3687 adolescents born in 1989 living in a region of Denmark. The questionnaire contained items on self-reported number of accidents, the number of working hours and work environment factors. Approximately 5% of the adolescents who held a job experienced a work injury at the age of 17. This equals an incidence of 65 accidents per million working hours. Most adolescents had decent working conditions, although nearly half reported that their work was heavy, monotonous or psychologically demanding. Heavy work, high psychological demands and low social support increased the risk of experiencing work injuries after adjustment for a number of factors.
Descriptors (primary) Denmark; conditions of work; young persons; occupational accidents
Descriptors (secondary) questionnaire survey; cohort study; risk factors; frequency rates
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Safety organization and training
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Young workers