TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Are employment shifts into non-manufacturing industries partially responsible for the decline in occupational injury rates?
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Morse, Tim F.
A1  - Deloreto, Albert
A1  - St Louis, Thomas
A1  - Meyer, J. D.
SP  - 735
EP  - 741
VL  - 52
IS  - 10
N2  - BACKGROUND: Bureau of Labor Statistics figures have shown declines in injury and illness rates over the past 25 years. It is unclear what factors are contributing to that decline. METHODS: Connecticut injury and illness data was industry-adjusted to account for the shifts in employment by industry sector for the 25-year period from 1976 to 2000. Additional adjustment was made for manufacturing sub-sectors, since declines in manufacturing employment accounted for the largest proportion of the shift in injuries over that period. RESULTS: Approximately 18% of the decline in injury and illness rates was associated with a shift in employment from more hazardous to less hazardous industries. Shifts in manufacturing sub-sectors accounted for an additional 5.7% of the decline. CONCLUSION: A significant proportion of the decline in injury and illness rates appears to be due to demographic shifts in industry composition. <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20742
ID  - ref1
ER  -