| ID (ISN) del documento | 112410 |
| Número CIS |
12-0302 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Año |
2011 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Lombardi D.A., Smith G.S., Courtney T.K., Brennan M.J., Kim J.Y., Perry M.J. |
| Título |
Work-related falls from ladders - A follow-back study of US emergency department cases |
| Información bibliográfica |
Nov. 2011, Vol.37, No.6, p.525-532. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
Work-related_falls_from_ladders_[BUY_THIS_ARTICLE] [en inglés]
ILO_LABORDOC_[INTRANET_ACCESS] [en inglés]
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| Resumen |
Ladder falls comprise 16% of all United States workplace fall-related fatalities and ladder use may be particularly hazardous among older workers. This follow-back study of injured workers from a nationally representative sample of US emergency departments (ED) focused on factors related to ladder falls in three domains of the work environment: work equipment, work practices, and worker-related factors. Risk factors for fractures, the most frequent and severe outcome, were also evaluated. Workers injured from a ladder fall, treated in one of the 65 participating ED in the occupational National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) responded to a questionnaire on demographics, injury, ladder and work equipment and environment characteristics, work tasks, and activities. Findings are discussed. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Estados Unidos; escaleras de mano; accidentes de trabajo; causas de los accidentes; caída de personas |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
fracturas; encuesta; valoración estadística; servicios de urgencia; trabajadores de edad |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Organización de la seguridad, formación, educación
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos mecánicos, transporte
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Falls from heights
Health care services
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