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ID (ISN) del documento110988
Número CIS 10-0576
Año 2011
Número de serie DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2010-143
Título Lesiones y muertes ocupacionales por caídas
Título original Occupational injuries and fatalities due to falls [en inglés]
Información bibliográfica Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2001, USA, 2010. PDF document. 2p. Illus. 4 ref.
Acceso Internet DHHS_(NIOSH)_Publication_No.2010-143.pdf [en inglés]
DHHS_(NIOSH)_Publication_No.2010-143.pdf [en español]
Resumen An estimated 15.9 million people worked in the manufacturing sector in the United States during 2008, which accounted for approximately 10.9% of the employed workforce. In 2008, 411 manufacturing sector workers died from occupational injuries, of which 58 from falls, which comprised the third most important cause of occupational accident mortality after equipment and transport. Aimed at employers in manufacturing industries, this leaflet outlines the strategic goals of a partnership programme between NIOSH and participating enterprises aimed at identifying the most critical workplace issues related to fall accidents.
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; industrias manufactureras; accidentes de trabajo; factores de riesgo; caída de personas
Descriptores (secundarios) lesiones corporales; responsabilidades de los empresarios; instituciones publicas de prevencion; casos mortales; documento en internet
Tipo de documento F - Notas informativas, directrices prácticas, normas
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Organización de la seguridad, formación, educación
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos mecánicos, transporte
Navegación por categoria(s) Safety programmes
Falls from heights