THE RELATION OF ACCIDENT PRONENESS AND THE TENDENCY TO REPORT INJURIES.

Authors :: WHITLOCK, GERALD H.
BARKER, J. A.
BLACKETT, FRANK E.
STONE, CARL H.
Source :: Personnel Psychology; Jun1963, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p163-169, 7p
Publication Year :: 1963
Abstract: The article presents a study which examines the correlation of the tendency to report injuries to accident proneness. The study investigates total injury and non-occupational visit frequency of 245 craftsmen who were all employed at a large research laboratory as well as determine the systematic variance in the two-year injury distribution by measuring the correlation coefficient between the first and second year. The study reveals that the tendency to report injuries is not correlated to the number of initial non-occupational dispensary visits.