• S Vegso, L Cantley, M Slade, O Taiwo, K Sircar, P Rabinowitz, M Fiellin, M B Russi, and M R Cullen.
• Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
• Am. J. Ind. Med. 2007 Aug 1; 50 (8): 597-603.

ObjectiveThis study was designed to determine whether injury risk among manufacturing workers was related to hours worked during the previous week.MethodsA case-crossover design was utilized to contrast hours worked prior to an injury shift with those worked prior to a non-injury shift for hourly workers. Paired t-tests were used to determine significance of the difference. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess dose-response.ResultsHours worked prior to injury significantly exceeded hours during the control week. Workers who worked more than 64 hr in the week before the shift had an 88% excess risk compared to those who worked 40 hr or fewer, P < 0.05.ConclusionThe study provides evidence that injury risk is related to time worked during the previous week. Control of overtime in manufacturing may reduce risk of worker injury.(c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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