A study of the relationship between occupational injuries and firm size and type in the Italian industry

• Published in: Safety science Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 587 - 600
• Main Authors: Fabiano, B., Currò, F., Pastorino, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.08.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Accident frequency; Biological and medical sciences; Firm size; Industrial concentration; Injuries; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Occupational medicine; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Italy; Europe; Industrial concentration; Firm size; Accident frequency; Injuries; Human; Organization size; Injury; Trend; Statistical study; Industry; Occupational accident; Work safety; Severity score

This paper offers a perspective on the relationship between accident frequency and number of employees in the Italian industry, during the period from 1995 to 2000. The number of firms examined is 2,983,753 with a total number of non-fatal and fatal injuries corresponding to 3,321,960. A statistical...