Analysis of factors contributing to 674 agricultural driveline-related injuries and fatalities documented between 1970 and 2003

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 3-19

  Beer, Shane R ^a   Field, William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Driveline; Farm; Fatality; Incidents; Injury; Power take off; PTO; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744548132     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v10n03_02     Document Type: Article

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