Britain's most hazardous occupation: Commercial fishing

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Roberts, Stephen E ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial fishing; Fatal accidents; Hazardous occupations

Indexed keywords

BRITAIN; COMMERCIAL FISHING; FATAL ACCIDENTS; FISHING INDUSTRY; LONG-TERM TREND; PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES; WORK-RELATED;

ACCIDENTS; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; EMPLOYMENT; FISHERIES; FLOTATION;

FISHING VESSELS;

ARTICLE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SHIP; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FISHERIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NAVAL MEDICINE; SHIPS;

EID: 71549117885     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.06.031     Document Type: Article

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