Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among workers in the services sector industries: 2003 to 2007

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-41

  Utterback, David F ^a   Charles, Luenda E ^a   Schnorr, Teresa M ^a   Tiesman, Hope M ^a   Storey, Eileen ^a   Vossenas, Pamela ^b  

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

^b UNITE HERE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUSINESS ETHICS; CATERING SERVICE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EMPLOYMENT; FATALITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

EID: 84855769250     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182398e36     Document Type: Article

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