Fatal falls among Hispanic construction workers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1047-1052

  Dong, Xiuwen Sue ^a   Fujimoto, Alissa ^a   Ringen, Knut ^a   Men, Yurong ^a  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Fatal fall; Foreign born; Hispanic; Immigrant; Older worker; Small establishment; Young worker

Indexed keywords

FATAL FALL; FOREIGN-BORN; HISPANIC; IMMIGRANT; OLDER WORKER; SMALL ESTABLISHMENT; YOUNG WORKER;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FALLING; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049104052     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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