Table 3

Individual-level and plant-level predictors of acute traumatic occupational injury in an aluminium manufacturing cohort: individual-level and multilevel models.

VariableModel†
Model 1: individual-level model
(N=22 681 workers)
Model 2: random intercepts model
(N=22 681 workers, 56 plants)
Model 3:
individual-level model
Model 4:
random intercepts model
Sex
 Female0.94(0.82 to 1.09)1.44(1.23 to 1.67)***1.51(1.31 to 1.75)***1.44(1.23 to 1.67)***
 Male1.01.01.01.0
Race
 Black1.04(0.89 to 1.20)1.10(0.94 to 1.31)0.94(0.81 to 1.10)1.07(0.91 to 1.27)
 Hispanic1.27(1.08 to 1.49)**1.28(1.06 to 1.54)**1.45(1.22 to 1.71)***1.30(1.08 to 1.57)**
 Asian0.68(0.47 to 0.98)*0.83(0.55 to 1.25)0.93(0.63 to 1.37)0.85(0.57 to 1.28)
 White1.01.01.01.0
Age (10-year groupings)0.93(0.88 to 0.99)*0.98(0.92 to 1.04)1.02(0.96 to 1.08)0.99(0.93 to 1.05)
Time since hire (years)
 <12.73(2.28 to 3.28)***2.41(1.98 to 2.94)***2.67(2.20 to 3.25)***2.44(2.00 to 2.97)***
 1–2 1.18(0.91 to 1.53)2.00(1.52 to 2.64)***2.15(1.64 to 2.83)***2.08(1.57 to 2.75)***
 3–5 1.64(1.32 to 2.04)***1.60(1.28 to 2.01)***1.63(1.28 to 2.00)***1.64(1.31 to 2.06)***
 6–10 1.59(1.34 to 1.88)***1.63(1.36 to 1.95)***1.71(1.43 to 2.05)***1.65(1.38 to 1.98)***
 11–20 1.21(1.02 to 1.43)*1.29(1.08 to 1.53)**1.22(1.08 to 1.45)*1.29(1.08 to 1.54)**
 >20 1.01.01.01.0
Job grade (quintiles)1.37(1.31 to 1.43)***0.91(0.85 to 0.97)**0.96(0.91 to 1.02)0.87(0.81 to 0.94)**
Unionised plant (Y/N)0.68(0.54 to 0.85)***0.40(0.17 to 0.95)*
Plant type
 Rigid packaging0.70(0.60 to 0.80)***0.87(0.19 to 3.92)
 Casting0.09(0.07 to 0.13)***0.08(0.03 to 0.22)***
 Closure systems0.03(0.01 to 0.08)***0.030.005, 1.21***
 Engineered products0.46(0.38 to 0.54)***0.23(0.09 to 0.62)**
 Fastener0.05(0.03 to 0.08)***0.05(0.01 to 0.19)***
 Consumer products0.41(0.33 to 1.51)***0.44(0.15 to 1.25)
 Rolled products0.04(0.03 to 0.07)***0.020.004, 0.14***
 Smelter1.01.0
Satisfaction scale (tertiles)0.68(0.57 to 0.80)***0.94(0.46 to 1.95)
Work environment scale (tertiles)0.82(0.69 to 0.98)*0.49(0.22 to 1.22)
Supervisor scale (tertiles)0.43(0.37 to 0.50)***0.70(0.25 to 2.02)
Stress scale (tertiles)0.60(0.47 to 0.76)***0.50(0.28 to 0.90)*
  • †Results are presented in the format of incidence rate ratio (95% CI).

  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.