The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Youth and High-risk subsectors in Wholesale and Retail Trade Industry in US Nonfatal injury and illness cases involving lost workdays, 2009 Young workers who hurt on the job have following occupations: Service (45%) , Transportation & Material moving (16%), Sales and related (11%). Young workers (under 24) work at grocery stores (21%),department discount stores (14%), clothing and accessories (10%), pharmacies (5%), automobile dealer(4%), sporting goods, hobby and toy stores in the wholesale and retail trade sector. Young workers have a high risk of contact of object/equipment WRT (29%) accounts for the largest share of Injury and Illness Cases for Young Workers HeeKyoung Chun, Sc.D. 1 Vern P. Anderson, Ph.D. 2 Paul A. Schulte, Ph.D. 2 APTR-CDC fellow 1 and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2 12.9% 12.4% 43.0% 31.7% 8.6% 54.3% 20.6% 16.5% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% STFs Violence Motor injury Others Wholesale Retail 609 581 555 481 477 849700 820500 822200 751300 673100 256100 238500 242020 218200 199400 83710 81480 76580 69410 65030 68750 67250 62750 57010 54530 30.1% 29.1% 29.4% 29.0% 29.6% 32.7% 34.2% 31.6% 31.8% 32.6% 26.8% 28.2% 25.9% 26.1% 27.3% 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 Retail Trade Has High Fatality due to Workplace Violence Summary: Nonfatal Injury and Illness of Youth Event/Exposures: Contact Objects, Falls , Overexertion Nature/Type: Sprains, Strains, Cuts, Lacerations, Punctures Source: Floors, Containers, Vehicles Body Part: Upper & Lower Extremities, Trunk Chemicals 3% Containers 11% Furniture fixtures 5% Machine 9% Parts and materials 6% Worker motion or position 10% Floor ground surfaces 16% Handtools 10% Vehicle 8% Health care patient 4% All other 18% Source of injury illness among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 AgriFF 1% Construction 7% Manufacture 6% Wholesale 5% Retail Trade 24% Trans. and Warehousing 3% Professional and business service 10% Education and health service 14% Leisure and hospitality 25% Other services 3% Nonfatal occupational injury and illness by industry among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Youth and High-risk subsectors in Wholesale and Retail Trade Industry in US Nonfatal injury and illness cases involving lost workdays, 2009 Young workers who hurt on the job have following occupations: Service (45%) , Transportation & Material moving (16%), Sales and related (11%). Young workers (under 24) work at grocery stores (21%),department discount stores (14%), clothing and accessories (10%), pharmacies (5%), automobile dealer(4%), sporting goods, hobby and toy stores in the wholesale and retail trade sector. Young workers have a high risk of contact of object/equipment WRT (29%) accounts for the largest share of Injury and Illness Cases for Young Workers HeeKyoung Chun, Sc.D. 1 Vern P. Anderson, Ph.D. 2 Paul A. Schulte, Ph.D. 2 APTR-CDC fellow 1 and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2 12.9% 12.4% 43.0% 31.7% 8.6% 54.3% 20.6% 16.5% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% STFs Violence Motor injury Others Wholesale Retail OSH Burden 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Fatality 609 581 555 481 477 Nonfatal (A) 849700 820500 822200 751300 673100 Lost time (B) 256100 238500 242020 218200 199400 MSD 83710 81480 76580 69410 65030 Overexertion 68750 67250 62750 57010 54530 Lost time/(A) 30.1% 29.1% 29.4% 29.0% 29.6% MSD/(B) 32.7% 34.2% 31.6% 31.8% 32.6% Overexertion/(B) 26.8% 28.2% 25.9% 26.1% 27.3% Wholesale inj/ill rate per 100 FTE 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.3 Retail inj/ill rate 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.2 Private Inj/ill rate per 100 FTE 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 Retail Trade Has High Fatality due to Workplace Violence Summary: Nonfatal Injury and Illness of Youth Event/Exposures: Contact Objects, Falls , Overexertion Nature/Type: Sprains, Strains, Cuts, Lacerations, Punctures Source: Floors, Containers, Vehicles Body Part: Upper & Lower Extremities, Trunk Chemicals 3% Containers 11% Furniture fixtures 5% Machine 9% Parts and materials 6% Worker motion or position 10% Floor ground surfaces 16% Handtools 10% Vehicle 8% Health care patient 4% All other 18% Source of injury illness among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 AgriFF 1% Construction 7% Manufacture 6% Wholesale 5% Retail Trade 24% Trans. and Warehousing 3% Professional and business service 10% Education and health service 14% Leisure and hospitality 25% Other services 3% Nonfatal occupational injury and illness by industry among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 Sprains strains 28% Fractures 5% Cuts lacerations punctures 22% Bruises contusions 10% Heat burns 6% Multiple injuries 2% Soreness Pain 8% Back pain 2% All other 17% Nature of injury and illness among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 Contact with object equipment 41% Fall to lower level 3% Fall on same level 12% Slips trips 3% Overexertion 13% Exposed to harmful substance 10% Transportation accidents 3% Assault violent act 4% All other 7% Event/Exposure of injury and illness among youth (16-19 age group), 2009 20.0% 21.0% 22.0% 23.0% 24.0% 25.0% 26.0% 27.0% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Percent Changes of Injured Youth (under 24) in WRT among Private industry, 2003-9 WRT employed /private industry WRT injured youngers under 24/ private industry 28.9% 25.0% 19.4% 19.4% 19.5% 20.7% 27.6% 27.0% 20.5% 13.5% 12.5% 12.4% 12.6% 15.6% 16 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 + WRT share of nonfatal injury/illness and employment by age group, 2009 nonfatal injury/illness share employment share Abstract