Injuries among electric power industry workers, 1995–2013

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-16

  Volberg, Vitaly ^a   Fordyce, Tiffani ^a   Leonhard, Megan ^a   Mezei, Gabor ^a   Vergara, Ximena ^b   Krishen, Lovely ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EPRI Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical; Injury trends; Occupational injury; Utility

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; READOUT SYSTEMS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; WELDING;

ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE; ELECTRICAL; INJURY TRENDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; UTILITY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; POWER PLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008163144     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2016.11.001     Document Type: Article

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