The effect of occupation and industry on the injury risks from demanding work schedules.

Objective: Employees working in nonstandard shifts and long-hour schedules have an increased risk for job-related injuries and illnesses. This study estimates the extent of that risk among various occupations and industries.

Methods: Longitudinal data for 13 years among a sample of nearly 11,000 employees aged 22 to 43 was used to calculate the risk of injury by occupation and industry for six types of demanding work schedules.

Associations between employees' work schedules and the vocational consequences of workplace injuries.

Introduction: This study examines the effect of long-hour work schedules and nonstandard shift work (e.g., night and evening shifts) on the ability of injured workers to maintain productive employment following a workplace injury.

Nonstandard shift schedules and the risk of job-related injuries.

Objectives: This study assessed the extent to which working various types of nonstandard shift schedules (eg, night and evening shifts) is associated with the risk of occupational injuries or illnesses.

Methods: Multivariate analyses were conducted using data from 13 years (1987 to 2000) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) encompassing 110 236 job records and over 82 000 person-years of work experience. Cox proportional hazard regression techniques were used to derive hazard ratios comparing the relative risk of suffering a work-related injury among people working night, evening, rotating, split, and irregular shifts to the risks for those working conventional day shifts, after adjustment for age, gender, occupation, industry, and region.

Disability among U.S. Army personnel vaccinated against anthrax.

This study was conducted to examine whether U.S. Army personnel receiving > or =1 dose of anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) between March 1998 and February 2002 were at higher risk of disability than unvaccinated personnel.

Predictors of work-related injuries and illnesses: national survey findings.

This study used national survey data of working adults (aged 33-41) to identify factors associated with the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were used to compare selected employment and personal characteristics for respondents who reported experiencing a work-related injury or illness with those who did not. Multivariate analyses were performed to calculate nationally representative odds ratios reflecting the likelihood for specific individual attributes and job characteristics to be associated with the reporting of a work-related injury or illness, while controlling for relevant covariates.