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Occup Environ Med 61:419-425 doi:10.1136/oem.2003.008680
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All-cause and cause specific mortality in a cohort of 20 000 construction workers; results from a 10 year follow up

Table 4

SMR of non-transport accidents by age, nationality, occupation, and duration of employment

All non-transport accidents Falls Struck by falling objects
(E850–E869, E880–E929) (E880–E888) (E916–E928)
Obs Exp* SMR (95% CI)* Obs Exp* SMR (95% CI)* Obs Exp* SMR (95% CI)*
*With correction for missing death certificates according to Rittgen and Becker.19
Age (during follow up)
    25–44 9 4.7 1.93 (0.88 to 3.67) 4 1.6 2.46 (0.67 to 6.28) 4 1.3 3.05 (0.83 to 7.82)
    45–54 13 5.6 2.33 (1.24 to 3.98) 8 2.8 2.91 (1.26 to 5.73) 4 1.2 3.22 (0.88 to 8.26)
    55–64 14 9.8 1.43 (0.78 to 2.40) 9 5.4 1.66 (0.76 to 3.15) 1 1.8 0.55 (0.01 to 3.06)
    ⩾65 0 2.0 0.00 (0.00 to 1.84) 0 1.3 0.00 (0.00 to 2.84) 0 0.2 0.00 (0.00 to 18.44)
Nationality
    German 28 17.5 1.60 (1.06 to 2.31) 18 8.8 2.04 (1.21 to 3.23) 5 3.7 1.35 (0.44 to 3.15)
    Other 8 4.5 1.79 (0.77 to 3.53) 3 2.3 1.32 (0.27 to 3.86) 4 0.9 4.28 (1.17 to 11.01)
Occupation
    Plumbers 2 2.6 0.76 (0.09 to 2.75) 2 1.2 1.61 (0.20 to 5.83) 0 0.6 0.00 (0.00 to 6.15)
    Carpenters 3 2.9 1.02 (0.21 to 2.98) 2 1.5 1.35 (0.16 to 4.88) 1 0.6 1.60 (0.04 to 8.84)
    Painters 7 3.4 2.04 (0.82 to 4.21) 4 1.7 2.33 (0.63 to 5.95) 0 0.7 0.00 (0.00 to 5.27)
    Plasterers 4 2.5 1.58 (0.43 to 4.05) 3 1.3 2.32 (0.48 to 6.80) 1 0.5 1.88 (0.05 to 10.51)
    Bricklayers 12 7.6 1.58 (0.82 to 2.76) 7 3.9 1.79 (0.72 to 3.69) 3 1.6 1.89 (0.39 to 5.51)
    Labourers 8 3.2 2.52 (1.09 to 4.97) 3 1.6 1.84 (0.38 to 5.38) 4 0.7 6.01 (1.63 to 15.29)
Duration of employment (at time of baseline examination)
    <15 years 4 4.3 0.92 (0.25 to 2.35) 3 1.8 1.67 (0.34 to 4.87) 1 1.1 0.92 (0.02 to 5.11)
    15–29 years 13 7.1 1.84 (0.98 to 3.15) 6 3.6 1.68 (0.62 to 3.66) 3 1.5 2.05 (0.42 to 6.00)
    ⩾30 years 11 8.2 1.34 (0.68 to 2.40) 7 4.6 1.53 (0.61 to 3.15) 3 1.6 1.92 (0.40 to 5.62)

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