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Appendix 15
(Chapter 5: Employment)
Reported Occupational Accidents
Cause
1983
1984
1985
Non-
Non-
Non-
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Machinery: power driven
25
11 871
11 896
8
12 812
12 820
6
9 311
9 317
Machinery: other
Transport
Explosions or fires
Hot or corrosive substances
Gassing, poisoning and other toxic
substances
3
469
472
1
437
438
295
295
46
3 074
3 120
32
3 279
3311
26
2 733
2 759
6
521
527
7
569
576
1
524
525
3 3810
3813
5
4 179
4 184
1
4 287
4 288
182
182
I
38
39
24
24
Electricity
11
141
152
8
131
139
13
85
98
Falls of persons
50
7701
7 751
47
7 874
7 921
35
7 245
7 280
Stepping on or striking against
objects
5
13 252
13 257
1 17 667
17 668
5
17 317
17 322
Falling objects
9
2 644
2 653
12
3.659
3 671
12
3 657
3 669
Falls of grounds
4
22
26
26
28
5
12
17
Handling without machinery
7
10 285
10 292
I
11 645
11 646
4
9 997
10 001
Hand tools
Miscellaneous
Causes not yet ascertained
Total
7 086
7 0861 1
8 123
8 123
1
7 560
7 561
77
4 295
4 372
92
5.800
5 892
91
5 579
5 670
5 542
5 542
4715
4 715
16
10 714
10 730.
246
70 895
71 141
217
80 954
81 171
216
79 340
79 556
Note: Figures for 1985 are subject to amendments.