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Impact of OSHA Inspections on Manufacturing Injuries.

PB2006109155

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Mendeloff, J.; Gray, W. B.
Page Count	104
Abstract	This study examines the injury prevention impact of OSHA inspections at manufacturing plants from 1992 to 1998. The data come from matching establishments in the OSHA IMIS and the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. We matched 16,036 establishments and obtained a sample of 50,076 observations of annual changes in injuries. The study carries out 3 main sets of analyses. The first compares outcomes in 1992-98 with those from very similar studies that examined 2 earlier periods: 1979-85 and 1987-91. The second examines how the characteristics of workplaces and inspections affected the impact of inspections in the 1992-98 period. The third disaggregates both interventions and outcomes to examine how both inspections and the citation of particular violations affected particular violations particular injury event types.
Keywords	Manufacturing industries Occupational safety and health Injury prevention Inspections Interventions Outcomes OSHA inspections
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200617

Impact of OSHA Inspections on Manufacturing Injuries.

Impact of OSHA Inspections on Manufacturing Injuries.
PB2006109155

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Mendeloff, J.; Gray, W. B.
Page Count	104
Abstract	This study examines the injury prevention impact of OSHA inspections at manufacturing plants from 1992 to 1998. The data come from matching establishments in the OSHA IMIS and the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. We matched 16,036 establishments and obtained a sample of 50,076 observations of annual changes in injuries. The study carries out 3 main sets of analyses. The first compares outcomes in 1992-98 with those from very similar studies that examined 2 earlier periods: 1979-85 and 1987-91. The second examines how the characteristics of workplaces and inspections affected the impact of inspections in the 1992-98 period. The third disaggregates both interventions and outcomes to examine how both inspections and the citation of particular violations affected particular violations particular injury event types.
Keywords	Manufacturing industries Occupational safety and health Injury prevention Inspections Interventions Outcomes OSHA inspections
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200617