Electric accidents in the production, transmission, and distribution of electric energy: A review of the literature

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-307

  Batra, Paraskevi E ^a   Ioannides, Maria G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distribution of electric energy; Occupational accident statistics production; Occupational electric accident; Occupational electrocutions; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POWER SUPPLY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HUMANS; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0035237045     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2001.11076492     Document Type: Article

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