Three times the injuries among occasional wood cutters compared to professional loggers: Sample of emergency rooms in central and northern Wisconsin

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-253

  Fischer, Virginia ^a   Young, Nancy ^a,b   Mueller, Cathy ^a   Stueland, Dean T ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b Gray Horse Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Forestry related injury; Injury rates; Risk factors; Woodcutting injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARPENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOREST WORKER; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; WISCONSIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 14644415475     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20133     Document Type: Review

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