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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
Using Mobile Equipment or Motor Vehicles
(Approximately 250 claims a year)Generally, young workers are at risk to injury when working with mobile equipment or motor vehicles in any industry. A significant number of motor vehicle accidents involve truck drivers, couriers, delivery drivers, and material handlers. Injuries range in severity from minor sprains, strains and tears to multiple fractures or even death. One in 25 claims is a serious fracture. These serious injuries have a profound impact to the worker, usually requiring hospitalization and rehabilitation.
OHS Regulation
Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment:
Section 8.24: High visibility apparel
Part 16 Mobile Equipment
Part 17 Transportation of Workers
Web Resource
Youth in agriculture - Tractors (OSHA)
Hazard Alerts
04-16 Garbage truck backs into pole, injuring worker on riding step
04-10 Jump-started crawler runs over operator
02-19 Student dies when vehicle rolls off lift
02-03 Lawnmower overturns, fatally crushing worker
99-07 Establish procedures for working near mobile equipment
Accident Alert
Servicing Mobile Equipment: Crushing Injuries
Signs & Posters
Watch for pedestrians
Watch for vehicles
No pedestrians
Watch out for vehicles
Where's Joe
A quick way off can slow you down PDF (151 KB)
Video
Lost Youth Video-Four stories of injured young workers
Print summaries of John's Story (PDF 54 KB) and Nick's Story (PDF 125 KB)
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