Problem: Two questions were posed in this global literature review: Do young workers have a higher occupational injury rate? Are the
injuries of young workers more often fatal than those of older workers? Method: The studies of nonfatal and fatal injuries were collected
based on the following criteria: (a) published in peer-reviewed journals; (b) the young workers were under 25 years of age; (c) the injury rate
or fatality rate of young workers and the overall rate was published; and (d) description of the population and the number of injuries was
presented. Results: The majority of 63 nonfatal studies reported showed that young workers had a higher injury rate than older workers.
Twenty-nine out of 45 studies on fatal occupational injuries indicated that young workers had a lower fatality rate than older workers. These
results are clearer for men than for women. Impact on industry: The results showed that young men were a risk group for occupational
injuries. However, the injuries of young workers were reported as less often fatal than those of older workers.