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J uly 2, 1997 • T he P ortland O bserver
Labor Department promotes teen work safety
Bobby Lee, now 17, recalled his horrific
workplace accident, which happened in July
1995, shortly after he began his job at a beef
processing plant in Cincinnati
“ I slipped on the floor and fell into the
meat grinder It cut off my arm,” he said
This summer, more than 3 million young
people under 18 are expected to work in
summer jobs, over a million more than dur
ing the school year, according to the U.S.
Department o f Labor
The governm ent says 210,000 teen
agers get hurt on the jo b each year, a third
o f them winding up in hospital em ergency
rooms. Every week, at least one teen-ager
on average dies as a result o f a work-
related injury.
Io bring down these numbers, a diverse
coalition has launched a nationwide educa
tion drive to publicize the hazards and pro
mote ways to keep teens safe on the job The
campaign, "Work Safe This Summer,” brings
together parents, employers, pediatricians
and the young workers themselves, includ
ing Bobby Lee. who is serving as an unpaid
spokesman
While some employers are instinctively
wary o f federal mandates, others have hopped
on board.
Kmart Corporation will distribute 37
million shopping bags featuring the Work
Safe This Summer logo and the slogan "Learn
a Lesson fora Lifetime” along with informa
tion on how to learn more about teen work
safety, said corporate affairs vice president
Shawn Kahle.
Each o f K m art's 2,100 stores nationwide
will also post "The Teen W orkers’ Bill of
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Rights," which includes this item: "I have
the right to required safety clothing, equip
ment and training " The declaration, drafted
by the l abor Department, also states that
teen-agers under 18 are by law prohibited
from certain tasks, such as using power tools
and slicing machines
Some companies have independently tried
innovative ways o f preventing injuries and
fatalities among their teen-age workers.
In Virginia, a chain o f 31 pizza restau
rants is posting signs offering a $ 100 reward
to workers under 18 who report they have
been asked to perform hazardous jobs, such
as operating a machine that Hattens dough.
Several young employ ees asked by supervi
sors to do risky work have taken the reward,
said Vicky Johoske, a spokeswoman for
Blue Ridge-based Aces Inc., a franchisee of
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Wawa convenience stores in Pennsylva
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have issued different-colored smocks to
workers under 18, so that supervisors will
know who isn't allowed to operate the elec
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woman for the 497-stores chain based in
Wawa, PA
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that their 8.000 young workers in nine states
aren’t scheduled for too many hours or too
late in the evening.
Injuries and some fatalities have resulted
from late-night robberies o f retail stores,
including fast-food outlets, according to
government reports.
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