Occupational slips and falls: More than a trivial problem

Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 487-498

  Leamon, Tom B ^a   Murphy, Patrice L ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cost of accidents; Falls; Gender; Occupational accidents; Slips; Trips; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0028916803     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139508925120     Document Type: Article

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