TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Use of employer administrative databases to identify systematic causes of injury in aluminum manufacturing
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Pollack, Keshia M.
A1  - Agnew, J.
A1  - Slade, Martin D.
A1  - Cantley, L.
A1  - Taiwo, O.
A1  - Vegso, Sally
A1  - Sircar, K.
A1  - Cullen, Mark R.
SP  - 676
EP  - 686
VL  - 50
IS  - 9
N2  - BACKGROUND: Employer administrative files are an underutilized source of data in epidemiologic studies of occupational injuries. METHODS: Personnel files, occupational health surveillance data, industrial hygiene data, and a real-time incident and injury management system from a large multi-site aluminum manufacturer were linked deterministically. An ecological-level measure of physical job demand was also linked. This method successfully created a database containing over 100 variables for 9,101 hourly employees from eight geographically dispersed U.S. plants. RESULTS: Between 2002 and 2004, there were 3,563 traumatic injuries to 2,495 employees. The most common injuries were sprain/strains (32%), contusions (24%), and lacerations (14%). A multivariable logistic regression model revealed that physical job demand was the strongest predictor of injury risk, in a dose dependent fashion. Other strong predictors of injury included female gender, young age, short company tenure and short time on current job. CONCLUSIONS: Employer administrative files are a useful source of data, as they permit the exploration of risk factors and potential confounders that are not included in many population-based surveys. The ability to link employer administrative files with injury surveillance data is a valuable analysis strategy for comprehensively studying workplace injuries, identifying salient risk factors, and targeting workforce populations disproportionately affected.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20493
ID  - ref1
ER  -