| Document ID (ISN) | 74548 |
| CIS number |
00-443 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hendricks K.J., Layne L.A. |
| Title |
Adolescent occupational injuries in fast food restaurants: An examination of the problem from a national perspective |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1999, Vol.41, No.12, p.1146-1153. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
Work injuries to adolescents are most prevalent in the retail trades industry, with a large portion occurring in eating and drinking establishments. Data for nonfatal injuries to adolescents, ages 14 through 17, injured while working in fast food restaurants in the United States between 1992 and 1994 were examined. There were an estimated 27,997 adolescent injuries in fast food restaurants during this period. The injury rate for eating and drinking establishments in the 15 through 17 age group was higher than for all other industries combined. This study identifies the fast food industry as the source of a large proportion of occupational injuries to adolescents, and indicates that task-specific risk factors seem to be strongly related to sex. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; young persons; restaurants |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; slippery floors; frequency rates; retail trade; sex-linked differences; injuries |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hotels and restaurants
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