Sand shovelling and related injuries among sand mine workers in Nigeria

This study evaluated work-related injuries among workers manually shovelling sand in Nigeria sand mines locations. The goal was to identify the type, prevalence, and risk factors of injuries. A non-probabilistic sampling technique was used to select 215 workers. Scooping rate, scooping length, shove...

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Main Authors: Hezekiah Oluwole ADEYEMI, Adekunle Olorunlowo DAVID, Olasunkanmi Oriola AKINYEMI, Omobolaji Taofeek OPAFOLA, Ayoola Abiola BABALOLA, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific African
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762030051X