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Appendix 15

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

Cause

1984

1985

1986

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Machinery: power driven

8

12 812

12 820

10

9 969

9 979

13

9 739

9 752

Machinery: non power driven

1

437

438

-

322

322

308

308

Transport

32

3 279

3 311

26

2 881

2 907

37

2919

2956

Explosions or fires

7

569

576

2

584

586

17

488

505

Hot or corrosive substances

Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

5

4 179

4 184

1

4 555

4 556

38

39

24

24

=

4 586

4 586

27

31

Electricity

8

131

139

13

88

101

9

162

171

Falls of persons

47

7874

7 921

39

7 994

8 033

50

10 647

10 697

Stepping on or striking against

objects

1

17 667

17 668

6

18 839

18 845

5

13 022

13 027

Falling objects

12

3 659

3 671

11

3 974

3.985

8

5 517

5 525

Falls of grounds

2

26

28

5

14

19

la

11

Handling without machinery

1

11 645

11 646

3

10 363

10 366

7 182

7 182

Hand tools

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

8 123

8 123

8 111

8 111

7 513

7 513

92

5 800

5 892

100

7 344

7 444

76

13 011

13 087

|

4715

4 715

4 278

4 278

11 750

11 750

217

80 954

81 171

216

79 340

79 556

221

86 880

87 101

Note: Figures for 1986 are subject to amendments.

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