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Major Economic Activity (for Non-industrial Sector) Accidents & Accident Rates for 1992-1994

Appendix

Economic Activity

1992

1993

1994

MEDICAL

(a)

No. of Accidents

808 (1)

991 (1)

1273 (0)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

19.46

21.43

24.27

EDUCATION

(a)

No. of Injuries

394 (1)

375 (3)

355 (1)

(b)

Injuries/1000 Employees

4.65

4.23

3.95

TRANSPORT

No. of Injuries

4957 (56)

4942 (60)

4692 (40)

(b)

Injuries/1000 Employees

46.1

42.87

38.53

BANKING

(a)

No. of Injuries

137 (1)

141 (0)

149 (12)

(b)

Injuries/1000 Employees

1.19

1.16

1.14

WHOLESALE

(a)

No. of Injuries

791 (3)

635 (4)

483 (6)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

10.2

8.27

6.27

RETAIL

(a)

No. of Injuries

1944 (6)

1759 (8)

1976 (3)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

9.58

8.74

9.51

HOTELS

(a)

No. of Injuries

882 (0)

1030 (2)

946 (1)

(b)

Injuries/1000 Employees

22.64

25.92

24.07

OFFICE

(a)

No. of Injuries

1896 (29)

2158 (35)

2191 (38)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

9.85

10.46

9.66

CIVIL SERVICE

(a)

No. of Injuries

3521 (8)

3142 (6)

2692 (6)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

19.15

17.33

14.94

OTHERS *

(a)

No. of Injuries

4920 (76)

5692 (76)

5495 (89)

(b) Injuries/1000 Employees

11.15

11.72)

9.68

* 'OTHERS' include agriculture, fishing, communication, community, social and personal

services

Note: Figures in brackets refer to No. of Fatal Accidents

Source: Census and Statistics Department

Labour Department

End/Wednesday, November 22, 1995