Injury surveillance trends in career–technical education: New Jersey 1999–2018 |
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| Institution: | 1. New Jersey Safe Schools Program, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States;2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States;3. Department of Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health, Newark, NJ, United States;4. Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Piscataway, NJ, United States;5. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States;1. Technische Universität Chemnitz, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany;2. Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany;3. BMW Group, 80788 München, Germany;1. College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205-2664, United States;2. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;3. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;4. Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984395 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4395, United States;5. Center for Surgical Outcomes Research and Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;6. Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;1. George Mason University, United States;2. Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety R&D, United States;1. University of Gothenburg, Box 100, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden;2. Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden;3. Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;1. Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States;2. Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States;3. University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States;1. Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;2. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA;3. TJFACT Consulting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: Adolescents engaging in school-sponsored work experiences may be at risk of injury due to factors such as inexperience. This article examines trends in 20 years of reported injuries among New Jersey (NJ) adolescents engaging in school-sponsored work experiences, and compares a transition from paper to online reporting format. Methods: New Jersey requires reporting of injuries occurring during school-sponsored work experiences to the NJ Department of Education. Injuries reported by NJ schools from 1999 to 2018 (n = 2,119) were examined; incidence rates for 2008 to 2018 (n = 743) were calculated using publicly available NJ Department of Education enrollment data for the denominator, including for specific groups of students: career and technical education; special healthcare needs. Results: A downward trend in reported injuries in NJ schools was observed. However, the year online reporting became required by code (2013), an increase of nearly 50% was seen from 2012 (59–89), followed by a decline in reported incidents 2014 to 2018 (mean = 65, range 76 down to 47). Injury rate trends over time paralleled those of reported incidents. Conclusions: This study suggested worker safety and public health benefits of improvements from State of NJ code required training programs and online injury surveillance report form. Practical Applications: One potential method to address the safety and health of adolescents engaging in work experiences is the use of online reporting forms, to aid in surveillance efforts, coupled with occupational safety and health training specifically geared toward teachers and administrators who both supervise young, relatively inexperienced and vulnerable workers and who make relatively frequent worksite visits. Incorporation of specific details of the instructions on the use of a reporting form into required trainings, in addition to providing a clear, accessible guidance manual online, could further help improve youth worker safety surveillance efforts. |
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| Keywords: | Career–technical education Vocational education Adolescent health Surveillance New Jersey Injury reporting |
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