P agi A6 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 MINI-MART ARCO 0 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 Z'"- “-”- MICHAEL E. HARPER, SR. 7509 N.E. 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