Falls through roof and floor openings and surfaces, including skylights: 1992-2000

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 895-907

  Bobick, Thomas G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Construction site accidents; Cost estimates; Fatalities; Injuries; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS; COST ESTIMATES; FATALITIES; INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; FLOORS; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STREET LIGHTING; SURVEYING;

ROOFS;

EID: 13944282079     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:6(895)     Document Type: Article

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