Occupational slip, trip, and fall-related injuries - Can the contribution of slipperiness be isolated?

Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1118-1137

  Courtney, Theodore K ^a   Sorock, Gary S ^a   Manning, Derek P ^a   Collins, James W ^a   Holbein Jenny, Mary Ann ^a  

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

Author keywords

Epiemiology; Falls; Occupational injuries; Slipping; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RISKS; SURVEYING;

DATA SYSTEMS;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INJURY; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTRATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSALITY; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035923186     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130110085538     Document Type: Conference Paper

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