Assessment of perceived traumatic injury hazards during drywall taping and sanding

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 621-631

  Pan, Christopher S ^a   Chiou, Sharon S ^a   Hsiao, Hongwei ^a   Becker, Paul ^b   Akladios, Magdy ^b  

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

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drywall installation; Drywall taping and sanding; Fall injury; Physical stress; Struck by and against objects; Traumatic injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ERGONOMICS; HAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAND; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

EID: 0034021207     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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