Occupational injuries in the mining industry and their association with statewide cold ambient temperatures in the USA

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-58

  Hassi, Juhani ^a   Gardner, Lytt ^b   Hendricks, Scott ^b   Bell, Jennifer ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Environmental temperature; Mine Safety and Health Administration data; Occupational injuries; Slip and fall injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COLD; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034089554     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200007)38:1<49::AID-AJIM6>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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