Microanalysis of roof bolter injuries

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 851-857

  Althouse, Ronald C ^a   Klishis, Michael J ^a   Larry Grayson, R ^b  

^a Department of Sociology and Anthropology ^*  (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; INJURY SCALE; MICROANALYSIS; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031424162     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1997.10390619     Document Type: Article

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