Prioritizing prevention opportunities in the Washington State construction industry, 2003-2007

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Schoonover, Todd ^a   Bonauto, David ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Adams, Darrin ^a   Clark, Randy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims cost; Construction industry; Injury prevention; Severity; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; CLAIM COSTS; CLAIMS COST; CONSTRUCTION GROUPS; HIGH COSTS; INCIDENCE RATE; INDUSTRY GROUPS; INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS; INFORMED DECISION; INJURY PREVENTION; INJURY SEVERITY; MUSCULO-SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; RANK ORDER; RELATIVE FREQUENCIES; SEVERITY; UPPER EXTREMITY; WASHINGTON STATE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; STEEL BRIDGES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 77953961204     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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