Workers' compensation experience of Colorado agriculture workers, 2000-2004

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 900-910

  Douphrate, David I ^a   Rosecrance, John C ^a   Wahl, George ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Pinnacol Assurance   (United States)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Agriculture; Injuries; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; FALLING; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVESTOCK; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750966155     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20387     Document Type: Article

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