Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35681985›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Investigation of a SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak at an Automotive Manufacturing Site in England.

Amber I Raja, Karin van Veldhoven, Adanna Ewuzie, Gillian Frost, Vince Sandys, Barry Atkinson, Ian Nicholls, Alice Graham, Hannah Higgins, Matthew Coldwell and 11 more

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. A COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Meat-Processing Plant in England: Transmission Risk Factors and Controls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Evaluating Effects of Dynamic Interventions to Control COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Guangdong, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amber I RajaHealth Equity Action Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Karin van VeldhovenDepartment of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5298-6148
Adanna EwuzieHealth Equity Action Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4616-8365
Gillian FrostScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3339-8898
Vince SandysScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Barry AtkinsonResearch and Evaluation, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1348-7204
Ian NichollsResearch and Evaluation, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Alice GrahamRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG, UK.
Hannah HigginsRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9115-0992
Matthew ColdwellScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Andrew SimpsonScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Joan CookeScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7160-2330
Allan BennettResearch and Evaluation, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Chris BarberScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Derek MorganScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Christina AtchisonRapid Investigation Team, Field Services, UK Health Security Agency, Wellington House, London SE1 8UG, UK.
Chris KeenScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.
Tony FletcherChemical and Environmental Effects Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton OX11 0RQ, UK.
Neil PearceDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Elizabeth B BrickleyHealth Equity Action Lab, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0280-2288
Yiqun ChenScience Division, Health and Safety Executive, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-084X
HSE Science and Research Centre · GBUK Health Security Agency · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Workplace-related outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continue to occur globally. The manufacturing sector presents a particular concern for outbreaks, and a better understanding of transmission risks are needed. Between 9 March and 24 April 2021, the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) Outbreak Investigation to Understand Transmission (COVID-OUT) study undertook a comprehensive investigation of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak at an automotive manufacturing site in England. The site had a total of 266 workers, and 51 SARS-CoV-2 infections. Overall, ventilation, humidity, and temperature at the site were assessed to be appropriate for the number of workers and the work being conducted. The company had implemented a number of infection control procedures, including provision of face coverings, spacing in the work, and welfare areas to allow for social distancing. However, observations of worker practices identified lapses in social distancing, although all were wearing face coverings. A total of 38 workers, including four confirmed cases, participated in the COVID-OUT study. The majority of participants received COVID-19 prevention training, though 42.9% also reported that their work required close physical contact with co-workers. Additionally, 73.7% and 34.2% had concerns regarding reductions in future income and future unemployment, respectively, due to self-isolation. This investigation adds to the growing body of evidence of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks from the manufacturing sector. Despite a layered COVID-19 control strategy at this site, cases clustered in areas of high occupancy and close worker proximity.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Disease OutbreaksHumansInfection ControlWorkplaceCOVID-19manufacturingoutbreakSARS-CoV-2workplace

Identifiers

PMID35681985
PMCPMC9180680
OpenAlexW4281485482

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.