Analysis of workers' compensation claims associated with manual materials handling

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 183-195

  Dempsey, Patrick G ^a   Hashemi, Lobat ^a  

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

Author keywords

Injury; Manual materials handling; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARM; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSALITY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LOW BACK PAIN; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033047439     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185883     Document Type: Article

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