Traumatic injuries among Alaska's young workers: Linking cases from four data systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young workers (aged 15-24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury compared with workers aged 25-44 years in the United States. Young workers may have limited or no prior work experience or safety training, which can contribute to their injury risk. In 2018, Alaska had the second highest work-related fatality rate and 14th highest non-fatal injury rate in the United States. This study aimed to characterize nonfatal and fatal occupational injuries among young workers in Alaska.

Methods

To describe injury patterns among Alaska young workers from 2014-2018, we used data from four datasets: Alaska Workers' Compensation, Alaska Occupational Injury Surveillance System, Alaska Trauma Registry, and Alaska Fishermen's Fund. The datasets were merged two at a tim

SUBMITTER: Evoy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830688 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature