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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
Top Seven Dangers facing B.C.'s Young Workers
The following table identifies the top seven dangers to young workers and the types of jobs where they are at risk.
| The danger | # of young workers injured per year | Types of jobs |
| 1. Lifting objects - overexertion causing sprains, strains, tears | 1000 | Retail and grocery clerks, labourers, material handlers, shippers & receivers |
| 2. Working on elevated levels - sprains, strains, tears, & fractures | 700 | Any job using ladders, stairs, scaffolding, or other raised areas |
| 3. Working with knives - cuts & lacerations | 500 | Cooks, food service workers, retail clerks & shelf stockers |
| 4. Working with hot substances/object - burns | 400 | Jobs in the hospitality & service industries |
| 5. Using mobile equipment or motor vehicles - sprains, strains, tears, & fractures | 250 | Any job requiring driving, riding, operating, or operating near mobile equipment |
| 6. Working with food slicers - cuts & lacerations | 150 | Deli sales clerks, cooks, food service workers & retail sales clerks in supermarkets |
| 7. Working in proximity to running equipment or machinery - cuts, lacerations, & fractures | 125 | Labourers in manufacturing or construction, machine operators, material handlers, bakers & cooks |
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