Shift work and the incidence of injury among police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Hartley TA ; Vila B ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Background: Police officers may be injury prone due to fatigue, erratic work hours, and insufficient sleep. This study explored injury incidence among police officers across shifts. Methods: Day-to-day shift data from computerized payroll records (1994-2010) were available from a mid-sized urban police department (n = 430). Sleep duration, shift activity level, returning to work after days off, and injury incidence over time were also examined. Results: Age-adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) for injury on the midnight shift was 72% larger than the day shift (IRR = 1.72; 95% CI = 1.26-2.36) and 66% larger than the afternoon shift (IRR = 1.66; 95% CI = 1.23-2.25). Injury incidence for the first day back on the midnight shift was 69% larger than day shift (IRR = 1.69; 95% CI = 1.23-2.32) and 54% larger than the afternoon shift (IRR = 1.54; 95% CI = 1.36-1.76). High activity level combined with midnight shift work put officers at increased injury risk (IRR = 2.31; P = 0.0003). Probability of remaining free of injury was significantly higher for day shift than midnight shift (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Higher injury risk was associated with night shift work in police officers. Night shift combined with high work activity was strongly associated with injury risk. There was a significantly higher probability of not being injured on day compared to midnight or afternoon shifts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Fatigue Law Enforcement Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Accident Potential Activity Levels Author Keywords: Police BCOPS Injuries Law Enforcement Occupational Accidents Occupational Injury Police Officers Shift Work Sleep Sleep Deprivation Work Hours

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  217-227
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040359
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 Mar; 55(3):217-227
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. John M.Violanti, PhD, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260
• Email:
  violanti@buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f6a51fd84ce14256120ee40c725536af4454073402261a9f146c71ce6007c69a6c26e7716c7f3232b4fd54f0bbe1384c7c59a1e9a450771cc21594cc9745164f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193263/cdc_193263_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 177.21 KB ]