Occupational Fatalities of Hispanic Construction Workers from 1992 to 2000

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-54

  Dong, Xiuwen ^a   Platner, James W ^a  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Construction; Fatal injury; Fatality; Hispanic; Immigrant; Occupation; Risk; Safety; Worker; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARPENTER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347320793     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10322     Document Type: Review

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