Nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: Risk factors and control measures

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 505-513

  Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Dement, John M ^a   Nolan, James ^b   Patterson, Dennis ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carpenters District Council of Greater St Louis and Vicinity   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpentry; Injury epidemiology; Nail gun; Pneumatic nailer; Residential construction

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CARPENTER; CONTACT TRIP TRIGGER; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAIL GUN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMATIC TOOL; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENTIAL TRIGGER; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WOOD; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33745445092     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20325     Document Type: Article

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