Fatal occupational injuries associated with forklifts, United States, 1980-1994

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 504-512

  Collins, James W ^a   Landen, Deborah D ^a   Kisner, Suzanne M ^a   Johnston, Janet J ^a   Chin, Sandra F ^a   Kennedy, Richard D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive; Forklifts; Injury; Manufacturing; Occupational; Powered industrial vehicles

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEX RATIO; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EMPLOYMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032845343     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199911)36:5<504::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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