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Teens can get hurt in a variety of workplaces.

I cut the tip of my finger off. The reason for this was that the machine I was using was broken, and I was forced to use my hand instead of the tool that pushed the vegetables down into the food processor. The only training I ever had on this machine was how to turn the machine itself on and how to make the salads look pretty.

-15-year-old worker in a fast-food restaurant

Construction and painting

• Cuts from tools
• Noise from power tools
• Exposure to lead from paint removal
• Working in very hot or cold temperatures
• Falling from ladders
• Breathing or touching chemicals, such as paint thinner or insulation

Fast-food restaurants

• Slipping on wet or greasy floors
• Cuts from knives
• Burns from stoves, grills, or hot grease
• Using chemical cleaners

Grocery stores

• Cuts from box cutters
• Lifting boxes and bags
• Using chemical cleaners
• Repetitive motions, such as using the scanner and putting bags in carriages
• Slipping on wet floors

Retail stores

• Cuts from box cutters
• Lifting boxes
• Falling from ladders

 

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