Accident rates and types among self-employed private forest owners

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1729-1735

  Lindroos, Ola ^a   Burström, Lage ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident statistics; Chainsaw; Firewood; Leisure time injuries; Micro companies; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT STATISTIC; CHAINSAW; FIREWOOD; LEISURE-TIME INJURIES; MICRO-COMPANIES; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

FORESTRY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TIMBER;

ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENTS; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; EQUIPMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955982693     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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