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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors of work injuries among Canadian adolescents and young adults and to examine provincial differences in work injury rates. Methods: Information on work and injuries were obtained from a representative sample of 14 541 Canadians aged 15–24 years. Respondents reported medically attended, work related injuries in the past 12 months, work hours, and type of occupation. A multivariate logistic regression on likelihood of work injury included demographic and work variables, as well as province of residence. Results: Even when factors expected to vary by province such as occupation were statistically controlled, Saskatchewan youth were about twice as likely to be injured at work compared to Ontario youth. Type of job was a major correlate of injury risk, with all jobs showing higher risk than administrative clerical jobs. Even with type of job controlled, visible minorities, students, and 15–17 year aids had a reduced likelihood of work injury than their counterparts. Conclusions: Many young Canadians sustain work injuries that have clear medical costs and potential long term health consequences. Individual level explanations for youth's increased risk for workplace injuries (for example, inexperience or developmental factors) need to be supplemented with a better understanding of the broader social, economic, and political factors across jurisdictions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers world news briefs related to injury prevention as of April 2012. It says that the Snow Sport Helmet Act, which requires skiers and snowboarders of all ages to wear helmets, will be implemented in Nova Scotia after November 1. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poisoning is the current leading cause of injury deaths in the U.S. It adds that Danish Ambassador Winter and his wife support the use of motorcycle helmets in Thailand.

This issue of the journal "Injury Prevention" focuses on occupational injury and features selected articles from the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 2003. Among the abstracts is one entitled "Reported Workplace Fatalities: How Complete Is the Picture?" It states that the provincial Workplace Safety and Health Division, Dept. of Labour in the province of Manitoba, has the responsibility for tracking fatalities in all workplaces. The system collects information on both workers and general public who die at, or as the result of, a workplace and its hazards.