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Top Seven Dangers for Young Workers

Lifting objects | Elevated levels | Knives | Hot substances/objects | Operating/working near mobile equipment | Food slicers | Working near running equipment/machinery

Working with Knives

(Approximately 500 claims a year)

Cooks, food service helpers/preparers, retail sales clerks and shelf stockers employed in the restaurant and supermarket industries are at significant risk to cuts and lacerations when working with knives. Often this type of injury occurs when a knife slips in the hand of the worker. Resulting cuts and lacerations range in severity with one in 200 claims being an amputation of a finger or thumb.

Web Resources
Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants - Use of knives (OSHA)

Booklet
White Spot Health & Safety Information. See page on working safely with knives (PDF 243 KB)



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