| Document ID (ISN) | 111978 |
| CIS number |
11-0700 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chau N., Wild P., Dehaene D., Benamghar L., Mur J.M., Touron C. |
| Title |
Role of age, length of service and job in work-related injury: A prospective study of 446,120 person-years in railway workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2010, Vol.67, No.3, p.147-153. Illus. 38 ref. |
| Internet access |
Role_of_age.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This study assessed the role of age, length of service and job type in work-related injury. It was conducted in the form of a prospective study of all 164,814 permanently-employed male workers at the French national railway company during 1998-2000, using data from the company's injury database. For a total of 446,120 person-years, there were 15,195 injuries with working days lost. The incidence rates of the main types of injury were investigated. Data were analysed using negative binomial regression. Relative risks decreased steadily with increasing length of service, from 2.6 for 1 year to 1.0 for ≥30 years. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; length of service; rail transport; occupational accidents; risk factors; frequency rates |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hand tools; manual handling; injuries; manual lifting; cohort study; analysis of accident causes; male workers; age-linked differences; falls on the level; falls from heights; striking against objects; accident absenteeism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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| Browse category(ies) |
Reporting of occupational accidents
Rail transportation
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