@article{ref1,
title="Cut-laceration injuries and related career groups in New Jersey career, vocational, and technical education courses and programs",
journal="Workplace health and safety",
year="2012",
author="Shendell, Derek G. and Mizan, Samina S. and Marshall, Elizabeth G. and Kelly, Sarah W. and Therkorn, Jennifer H. and Campbell, Jennifer K. and Miller, Ashley E.",
volume="60",
number="9",
pages="401-409",
abstract="Investigations of young workers, including limited surveys in supervised school settings, suggested their elevated injury risk. This study identified factors contributing to cuts-lacerations among adolescents in New Jersey secondary school career, technical, and vocational education programs. Of 1,772 injuries reported between December 1, 1998, and September 1, 2010, 777 (44%) were cuts-lacerations; analyses focused on 224 reports (n = 182 post-exclusions) submitted after fall 2005 in three career groups-Food, Hospitality & Tourism (FH&T) (n = 71), Manufacturing & Construction (M&C) (n = 84), and Automotive & Transportation (A&T) (n = 27). Most students were &quot;struck by&quot; tools or hard surfaces (n = 93, 51%); 63 cuts were from knives in FH&T. In M&C, most cuts-lacerations were caused by hand-held tools (n = 18) and being &quot;struck against/by&quot; or &quot;caught between hard surfaces&quot; (n = 19). Males reported more cuts-lacerations (n = 145), most commonly among 11th graders (n = 54) and ages 16 to 17 years (n = 79). Fingers (n = 117) were most often injured, usually by cutting tools (n = 83). Training, supervision, and appropriate equipment, and further assessments of &quot;struck by&quot; and &quot;pinch point&quot; hazards, are needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2165-0799",
doi="10.3928/21650799-20120828-01",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/21650799-20120828-01"
}