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Trends in Health Care in Industrial Plants.

PB90180217

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Sieber, W. K.
Page Count	18
Abstract	Cluster analysis was used to investigate trends in the provision of medical care in industrial facilities over the years. The analysis was conducted at group facilities which employed in-house physicians. Separate analyses were performed using responses from each of two occupational surveys conducted 10 years apart. The clusters resulting from each survey were then compared for differences in physician hours per employee per week and occupational injury rates per 1000 employees. Industries with high injury rates in each survey were identified. Each survey revealed four distinct clusters. As the mean number of employees increased in each cluster in each survey, the number of physician hours per week per 10,000 employees decreased. Clusters in the National Occupational Hazard Survey (NOES) included facilities with more employees. The mean number of physician hours per week per 10,000 employees decreased most between clusters 1 and 2 in each survey. Facilities in cluster number 1 had the highest rates of occupational injuries in each survey, particularly those in the Standard Industrial Classification 35 which includes the manufacture of machinery, except electrical.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Medical services Physicians Hazards Surveys Industrial plants Injuries Occupational safety and health Delivery of health care
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44M - Health Resources 41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199011

Trends in Health Care in Industrial Plants.

Trends in Health Care in Industrial Plants.
PB90180217

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Sieber, W. K.
Page Count	18
Abstract	Cluster analysis was used to investigate trends in the provision of medical care in industrial facilities over the years. The analysis was conducted at group facilities which employed in-house physicians. Separate analyses were performed using responses from each of two occupational surveys conducted 10 years apart. The clusters resulting from each survey were then compared for differences in physician hours per employee per week and occupational injury rates per 1000 employees. Industries with high injury rates in each survey were identified. Each survey revealed four distinct clusters. As the mean number of employees increased in each cluster in each survey, the number of physician hours per week per 10,000 employees decreased. Clusters in the National Occupational Hazard Survey (NOES) included facilities with more employees. The mean number of physician hours per week per 10,000 employees decreased most between clusters 1 and 2 in each survey. Facilities in cluster number 1 had the highest rates of occupational injuries in each survey, particularly those in the Standard Industrial Classification 35 which includes the manufacture of machinery, except electrical.
Keywords	Industrial medicine Medical services Physicians Hazards Surveys Industrial plants Injuries Occupational safety and health Delivery of health care
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44M - Health Resources 41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199011