Occupational injuries and fatalities in the roofing contracting industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1233-1240

  Fredericks, Tycho K ^b   Abudayyeh, Osama ^a,b   Choi, Sang D ^c   Wiersma, Mike ^d   Charles, Marcia ^d  

^a ASCE ^*  (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^d Parkview Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Construction management; Construction sites; Fatalities; Injuries; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Roofs; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SITES; FATALITIES; INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

ACCIDENTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; ROOFS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 27744469750     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:11(1233)     Document Type: Article

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