Occupational injuries and illnesses in the plywood manufacturing industry group 1997-2002: A descriptive study of workers compensation board claims

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-196

  Jones, Troy ^a   Kumar, Shrawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forestry; Injury claims; Plywood injuries; Plywood manufacturing; Wood products manufacturing; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PLYWOOD;

INCIDENCE RATE; OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PLYWOOD INDUSTRY;

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; WOOD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

COMPENSATION; DATA BASES; DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLY WOOD;

EID: 12844256448     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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