Risk assessment for loader- and dozer-related fatal incidents in U.S. mining

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-75

  Md Nor, Zainalabidin ^a   Kecojevic, Vladislav ^a   Komljenovic, Dragan ^b,c   Groves, William ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

dozers; fatal incidents; hazard; loaders; mining; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINING; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; MINING; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049125314     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300801977261     Document Type: Article

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