Young Workers More Likely To Get Injured At Work

OccupationalHazards.com reports that a recent survey of more than 600 small- to mid-sized businesses in Michigan found that student workers there are nearly twice as likely as adults to be injured on the job.
 
And, just 54% of businesses surveyed by Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Lansing, MI, planned to provide any safety training for their student workers.

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), some 70 teenagers die each year across the U.S. from work-related injuries and nearly 70,000 are injured severely enough to be taken to the emergency room. In order to help reduce injures, Accident Fund has developed WorkSafe Students, a free student workplace program. For more information go to: www.AccidentFund.com.