PEDIATRICS Vol. 89 No. 5 May 1992, pp. 957-960
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Work-Related Injury Among Connecticut Minors

Leonard Banco MD1, Garry Lapidus PA-C, MPH1, and Mary Braddock MD, MPH1

1 From the Connecticut Childhood Injury Prevention Center, and the Departments of Pediatrics, Hartford Hospital and University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford

Work-related injuries have recently been shown to be a significant cause of morbidity among adolescents. This study represents a population-based work-related injury profile for Connecticut minors. Review of 796 worker compensation reports for adolescents from 14 through 17 years of age submitted over 12 months revealed an overall age-specific injury rate of 15 per 1000 employed 16- and 17-year-olds; frequency of injury increased with age. Social and recreational workers had an injury rate of more than 20%, predominantly sprains and contusions. Among all other occupations and industries, cuts were the major type of injury (34%); more than one third of cutting injuries were associated with use of case cutters, another third with knives. There were no work-related deaths among minors in this study. Minors in the workplace are at high risk of injury compared with adults. This study suggests that identification of specific patterns of work-related injury could lead to targeted intervention strategies.

Key Words: adolescents • case cutters • work-related injuries • worker compensation claims

Submitted on September 9, 1991
Accepted on November 19, 1991




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