Injury and loss concentration by sinkings in fishing fleets

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-284

  Perez Labajos, C A ^a   Blanco, B ^a   Azofra, M ^b   Achutegui, J J ^b   Eguia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Transport and Safety R   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accident inequality; Fishing fleet accident; Sinking inequality

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISHERIES;

FISHING FLEET ACCIDENT; FISHING FLEETS; LORENZ CURVES; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; SAFETY MEASURES; SINKING INEQUALITY; SPANISHS;

FISHING VESSELS;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; FISHERMAN; FISHING; FISHING VESSEL; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 56949094419     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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