Occupational injuries and illnesses in the sawmill industry of Alberta

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-427

  Jones, Troy ^a   Kumar, Shrawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability management; Forestry; Injury claims; Sawmill injuries; Wood products manufacturing; Workplace injury trends

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SAWMILLS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SAWMILL INDUSTRY; WORKER INJURIES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; AGE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWMILL INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 1642503928     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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