Table 2

 Resident handling injury workers’ compensation claims, rate ratios showing change in pre-intervention to post-intervention injury rates, adjusted for covariates

Time periodWorkers’ compensation claimsOSHA 200 logsFirst reports of employee injury
No of claims/1000 hours (rate per 100 FTE)Rate ratio95% CINo of claims/1000 hours (rate per 100 FTE)Rate ratio95% CINo of claims/1000 hours (rate per 100 FTE)Rate ratio95% CI
FTE, full time equivalents.
Pre-lifting equipment (1995–97)129/1841.2 (14.0)1.0124/1841.2 (13.4)1.0125/1052.1(23.7)1.0
Post-lifting equipment (1998–2000)56/1873.5 (5.9)0.390.29 to 0.5569/1873.5 (7.3)0.540.40 to 0.7398/1383.6 (14.1)0.650.50 to 0.86