Analysis of construction worker fall accidents

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 262-271

  Huang, Xinyu ^a   Hinze, Jimmie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Construction site accidents

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS; FALL ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA); PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE);

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GUARD RAILS; HAZARDS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; SPECIFICATIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 13944256610     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:3(262)     Document Type: Article

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