1. Extended work hours and risk of acute occupational injury: A case-crossover study of workers in manufacturing
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Peter M. Rabinowitz, Kanta Sircar, Sally Vegso, Linda F. Cantley, Oyebode A. Taiwo, Mark Russi, Mark R. Cullen, Martha Fiellin, and Mike Slade
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Occupational injury ,Poison control ,Risk Assessment ,Occupational safety and health ,Occupational medicine ,Risk Factors ,Work Schedule Tolerance ,Injury prevention ,Accidents, Occupational ,Humans ,Medicine ,Cross-Over Studies ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Absolute risk reduction ,Overtime ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Occupational Diseases ,Emergency medicine ,Female ,business ,Risk assessment - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine whether injury risk among manufacturing workers was related to hours worked during the previous week. METHODS: A case-crossover design was utilized to contrast hours worked prior to an injury shift with those worked prior to a non-injury shift for hourly workers. Paired t-tests were used to determine significance of the difference. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess dose-response. RESULTS: Hours worked prior to injury significantly exceeded hours during the control week. Workers who worked more than 64 hr in the week before the shift had an 88% excess risk compared to those who worked 40 hr or fewer, P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: The study provides evidence that injury risk is related to time worked during the previous week. Control of overtime in manufacturing may reduce risk of worker injury. Language: en
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- 2007
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