Fatal Occupational Injuries in the Forestry and Logging Industry in North Carolina, 1977-1991.

@article{RodriguezAcosta1997FatalOI,
  title={Fatal Occupational Injuries in the Forestry and Logging Industry in North Carolina, 1977-1991.},
  author={Rodriguez-Acosta and Loomis},
  journal={International journal of occupational and environmental health},
  year={1997},
  volume={3 4},
  pages={
          259-265
        }
}
  • Rodriguez-Acosta, Loomis
  • Published 1 October 1997
  • Medicine
  • International journal of occupational and environmental health
Fatal occupational injuries in the forestry and logging industry and occupation in the state of North Carolina from January 1, 1977, to December 31, 1991, were analyzed. Data were obtained through the North Carolina medical examiners system. The analysis was performed for the whole state as well as for the four forestry regions into which the state is divided. A total of 125 deaths happened over the study period. All were men, and the majority (60%) were white, with a mean age of 43 years. The… 
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