Fatalities in trenching operations-analysis using models of accident causation

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-280

  Arboleda, Carlos A ^a   Abraham, Dulcy M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Construction site accidents; Safety analysis; Trenches

Indexed keywords

BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS (BLS); CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS; NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL (NSC); SAFETY ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GAS PIPELINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; PIPE;

TRENCHING;

EID: 13944252114     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:2(273)     Document Type: Article

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