APPENDICES
APPENDIX 19
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Reported Occupational Accidents
Cause
1987
1988
1989
Non-
Non-
Non-
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Machinery: power driven
24
10 158
10 182
26
9 380
9 406
17
8 857
8 874
=
Machinery: non power driven
1
254
255
1
203
204
192
192
Transport
40
3 369
3.409
35
2 467
2 502
55
2 329
2 384
Explosions or fires
Hot or corrosive substances
Gassing, poisoning and other toxic
substances
18
466
484
5
537
542
11
507
518
5 282
5 282
65
65
5 481
5 481
1
5 175
5 176
79
79
4
75
79
Electricity
10
143
153
7
112
119
106
115
Falls of persons
38
11 325
11 363
45
8 356
8 401
72
7.890
7 962
Stepping on or striking against
objects
2
22 874
22 876
6
23 723
23 729
9
22 399
22 408
Falling objects
6
5 331
5 337
13
3 925
3 938
11
3.706
3 717
Falls of grounds
2
11
13
12
13
2
12
14
Handling without machinery
10 194
10 194
1
12 520
12 521
3
11 821
11 824
Hand tools
Miscellaneous
Causes not yet ascertained
Total
7871
7871
9 186
9 186
8 673
8 673
87
12 934
13 021
76
17 265
17 341
66
16 301
16 367
|
7004
7004
1
9 734
9 734
5
9 191
9 196
228*
97 281
97 509
216*
102 980
103 196
265*
97 234
97 499
Note: Figures for 1989 are subject to amendment.
* Including 54 (in 1987), 61 (in 1988) and 50 (in 1989) which were subsequently verified to be outside the scope of the Employees' Compensation
Ordinance because the employees concerned died of natural causes unrelated to work.
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