A study of logger fatalities from 1992-2000

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Scott, D F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYER; FALLING; FATALITY; HUMAN; LOGGING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444344530     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.004663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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