Occupational electrical injuries in the United States, 1992-1998, and recommendations for safety research

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-248

  Cawley, James C ^a   Homce, Gerald T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Electrical; Electrical burn; Electrocution; Fatality; Injury; Shock

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC ACCIDENTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

SAFETY RESEARCH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC INJURY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CAUSALITY; ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043194339     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(03)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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