Selected Charts on Young Worker Employment, Injuries and Illnesses

Figure 8.

Figure 8. Rates of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Treated in Emergency Departments by Age Group, United States, 2006
This graph shows rates for work-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses treated in emergency departments by age group in the United States for 2006.  The highest rate is seen for workers 18 to 19 years of age, with a rate of 6.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 fulltime equivalents.  The next highest rates are for workers 20-24 year of ages and workers 15 to 17 years age, with rates of 4.3 and 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 fulltime equivalents, respectively.   Rates steadily decline for older age groups from a rate of 3.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 fulltime equivalents for workers 25 to 34 years of age to a rate of 1.5 for workers 65 years and older. (Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)- NIOSH Work Supplement.)

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