Handbook of Organization Measurement
Occupational injuries
construct.occupational_injuries
§1How it’s measured
This is a behavioral construct — an event recorded in HR systems, not a self-report. It is measured as an operational metric with a formula, not a questionnaire; a Likert scale here would be a category error.
The frequency of lost-time work-related injuries per million hours worked, capturing workplace safety performance.
LTIFR = (Number of lost-time injuries / Total hours worked) * 1,000,000 · rateThe number of recordable safety incidents, including OSHA recordables and near misses, over a period.
Count of recordable safety incidents in period · count§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives occupational injuries
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Climate | −0.24 | 3 | 19,395 | A | coherent |
| Safety Compliance | −0.20 | 1 | 10,191 | A | single study |