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Near‐miss reporting system as an occupational injury preventive intervention in manufacturing
Author(s) -
Lander Lina,
Eisen Ellen A.,
Stentz Terry L.,
Spanjer Kathleen J.,
Wendland Bryce E.,
Perry Melissa J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20904
Subject(s) - poisson regression , medicine , occupational safety and health , logistic regression , rate ratio , injury prevention , poison control , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , medical emergency , population , psychiatry , pathology
Background A database of near‐misses (NM), minor injuries, and OSHA recordable injuries was established at a mid‐size electrical manufacturing plant as part of injury prevention efforts. The utility of a NM reporting system was evaluated by estimating its impact on the annual incidence of minor and OSHA recordable injuries. Methods Logistic regression was performed to examine the effects of predictor variables (year, age, duration of employment) on the type of event (NM, minor, OSHA recordable). Poisson regression was fit to model the annual rate of OSHA recordable injuries as a function of time. Results 1690 events were reported between 1999 and 2006 including 261 NM, 1205 minor, and 205 OSHA recordable injuries. The expected rate of OSHA recordable injuries decreased by 0.84 (95% CI: 0.73‐0.97) annually. Conclusions The implementation of a NM reporting system was associated with decrease in the rate of OSHA recordable injuries. NM reporting systems may be valuable injury interventions in manufacturing. Am. J. Ind. Med. 54:40–48, 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.