Accidents in the trucking industry

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-300

  Lin, Lee Jean ^a   Cohen, H Harvey ^a  

^a Error Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Ergonomics; Ingress egress; Maintenance; Slips and falls; Trucks

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; DATA REDUCTION; ERGONOMICS; MAINTENANCE; REPAIR;

RECOMMENDATIONS;

TRUCKS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DATA BASE; DRIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OVEREXERTION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031257658     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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