Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence shows that violations of the United States (US) child labor regulations are common. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude and nature of work-related deaths among youth involving violations of US child labor regulations.
METHODS: We analyzed Census of Fatal Occupational Injury data from 2001 to 2012 using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests.
RESULTS: Between 2001 and 2012, 406 workers under age 18 were recorded in the CFOI as having suffered a fatal work-related injury. Among these cases, 233 were covered by the US child labor regulations. Forty-three percent of these cases involved at least one violation. The majority of cases that were not covered by the regulations involved decedents working on their family's farms (N = 139).
CONCLUSIONS: Violations of federal child labor regulations are a significant contributor to work-related deaths among youth in the United States. Increased investment in enforcement is needed to prevent further young worker deaths involving child labor violations. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:959-968, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 959-968 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- children
- adolescents
- young workers
- work-related fatalities
- child labor violations
EGS Disciplines
- Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
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