@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent occupational injuries in fast food restaurants: an examination of the problem from a national perspective",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="1999",
author="Hendricks, Kitty J. and Layne, L. A.",
volume="41",
number="12",
pages="1146-1153",
abstract="Work injuries to adolescents are most prevalent in the retail trades industry, with a large portion occurring in eating and drinking establishments (E&DEs). Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were examined for nonfatal injuries to adolescents, ages 14 through 17, injured while working in fast food restaurants (a subcategory of E&DEs) from July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1994. There were an estimated 44,765 adolescent injuries in E&DEs, with an estimated 27,997 in fast food restaurants, during this period. The injury rate for E&DEs in the 15 through 17 age group was higher than for all other industries combined (rate ratio RR. = 1.7), with little disparity in rates between the sexes. 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}