Circumstances of fatal lockout/tagout-related injuries in manufacturing

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 728-734

  Bulzacchelli, Maria T ^a   Vernick, Jon S ^b   Sorock, Gary S ^b   Webster, Daniel W ^b   Lees, Peter S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Lockout tagout; Machine; Manufacturing; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARRATIVE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; FIRES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51849107448     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20630     Document Type: Article

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