A study of the relationship between occupational injuries and firm size and type in the Italian industry

Safety Science

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 587-600

  Fabiano, B ^a   Curro F ^a   Pastorino, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accident frequency; Firm size; Industrial concentration; Injuries

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

FATAL INJURIES; FREQUENCY RATE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 2942604760     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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