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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 22
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Reported Occupational Accidents
Number of injuries
1992
1993
1994*
Non-
Non-
Non-
Cause
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Fatal
fatal
Total
Machinery: power driven
13
4 442
4 455
25
2 825
2 850
9
2 801
2 810
Machinery: non power driven
1
77
78
40
40
45
45
Transport
75
2 629
2 704
93
1 925
2018
72
1 662
1734
Explosion or fire
7
519
526
9
461
470
16
442
458
Hot or corrosive substance
4 614
4 614
4 298
4 298
4 233
4 233
Gassing, poisoning and other toxic
substances
+
41
45
49
53
2
$5
55
57
Electricity
10
61
71
9
64
73
7
64
71
Fall of person
43
10 790
10 833
49
8 519
8 568
58
8 944
9 002
Stepping on, striking against
or struck by objects
14
19 229
19 243
12
21 589
21 601
7
17 686
17 693
Falling object
4
2 873
2 877
11
2 196
2 207
13
2 732
2 745
Fall of ground
1
24
25
3
10
13
2
17
19
Handling without machinery
13 122
13 123
1
11 221
11 222
14 676
14 676
Hand tool
8 223
8 223
6 828
6 828
Miscellaneous
99
4 855
4 954
88
2 388
2 476
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5 040
5040
91
2 289
2.380
Causes not yet ascertained
3 848
3 848
4 962
4 962
|
3 467
3467
Total
272+
75 347
75 619
304+
67 375
67 679
277† 64 153
64.430
|
Note:
* Figures for 1994 are subject to amendment.
* Including 26 (in 1992), 17 (in 1993) and 14 (in 1994) 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.