Differences in occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among Hispanic and non-Hispanic construction workers

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1021-1028

  Goodrum, Paul M ^a   Dai, Jiukun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Fatalities; Injuries; Labor; Minority groups; Occupational safety; Statistics

Indexed keywords

FATALITIES; MINORITY GROUPS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 24944590489     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:9(1021)     Document Type: Review

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