Occupational all-terrain vehicle deaths among workers 18 years and older in the United States, 1992-2007

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-155

  Helmkamp, J C ^a   Marsh, S M ^b   Aitken, M E ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NIOSH Division of Safety Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Agriculture; All terrain vehicle; Farm worker; Fatality; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM STEBBENSI VIRUS;

EID: 79958803753     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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