APPENDICES
APPENDIX 19
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Reported Occupational Accidents
Cause
1988
1989
1990
Non-
Non-
Non-
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Machinery: power driven
26
9 380
9 406
18
8 673
8 691
21
8 443
8 464
Machinery: non power driven
1
203
204
|
201
201
196
196
Transport
35
2467
2.502
53
3 992
4045
49
3.890
3.939
Explosion or fire
5
537
542
11
640
651
6
628
634
Hot or corrosive substance
5 481
5 481
1
5 483
5 484
1
5.340
5 341
- Gassing, poisoning and other toxic
substances
79
79
80
84
5
77
82
Electricity
7
112
119
9
179
188
7
176
183
Fall of person
45
8 356
8 401
64
8 625
8 689
52
8 410
8 462
Stepping on or striking against
object
6
23 723
23.729
9
24 592
24 601
5
23 954
23 959
Falling object
13
3 925
3 938
11
4 145
4 156
14
4 033
4 047
Fall of ground
12
13
2
9
11
1
10
11
Handling without machinery
1
12 520
12 521
1
14 179
14 180
1 13 809
13 810
Hand tool
Miscellaneous
Causes not yet ascertained
Total
9 186
9 186
9 604
9 604
76
17 265
17 341
82
13 066
13 148
9 734
9 734
3 766
3766
9 353
9 353
2243
72
12 732
12 804
25
25
3 643
3 668
216* 102 980
103 196
265*
97 234
97 499
259*
94 694
94 953
Note: Figures for 1990 are subject to amendment.
430
* Including 61 (in 1988), 49 (in 1989) and 15 (in 1990) 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.