In-depth investigation of escalator riding accidents in heavy capacity MRT stations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 662-670

  Chi, Chia Fen ^a   Chang, Tin Chang ^b   Tsou, Chi Lin ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Dep of Rapid Transit System D3   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Escalator riding accident; Hazard pattern; In depth accident analysis; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; ESCALATORS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ESCALATOR RIDING ACCIDENT; HAZARD PATTERN; IN-DEPTH ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BUILDING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAILWAY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RAILROADS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33747679772     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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