Occupational burns among restaurant workers--Colorado and Minnesota.
Work-related burns are a leading cause of occupational injury in the United States (1). A substantial proportion of these burns occur among restaurant workers--often affecting adolescents working in fast-food establishments. This report summarizes investigations of restaurant-associated occupational burns by the state health departments in Colorado and Minnesota.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*