Underground coal mining injury: A look at how age and experience relate to days lost from work following an injury

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-421

  Margolis, Katherine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Coal mining; Injury; Work experience

Indexed keywords

COAL MINERS; COAL MINING; COAL MINING INDUSTRY; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INJURY SEVERITY; MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNDERGROUND COAL MINING; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

COAL; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MINERS; MINING; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

COAL INDUSTRY;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COGNITION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INJURY SEVERITY; JOB EXPERIENCE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 76749139481     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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