April 01, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among food and beverage servers in 2008
Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses among food and beverage servers and all workers combined, by age, 2008
| Age |
Percent distribution |
| Food and beverage servers |
All workers combined |
16 to 19 |
14 |
3 |
20 to 24 |
14 |
10 |
25 to 34 |
20 |
22 |
35 to 44 |
18 |
23 |
45 to 54 |
19 |
24 |
55 to 64 |
10 |
13 |
65 and over |
3 |
3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among food and beverage servers in 2008.
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