Every day, 210 teenagers are injured seriously enough on the job to require emergency medical treatment (77,000 per year), and each year 70 teens die from work-related injuries, according to OSHA. "That's just not acceptable," says agency chief John Henshaw.
So OSHA has designed a new Web site to help keep working teens safe and healthy while on the job. The "Teen Workers" safety and health page is part of the agency's contribution to the Department of Labor's new initiative on young workers.