Case reports of on-site investigations of auger-related farm injuries

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-142

  Ingram, M W ^a   Crowe, T G ^a   Wassermann, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Prairie Agric Machinery Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Agriculture; Evaluation; Inspection; Standards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; EVALUATION; FARMS; INSPECTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SCREW CONVEYORS; STANDARDS;

FARM INJURY; SAFETY STANDARDS;

AGRICULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FOOT INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037523340     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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