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Appendix 15

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

1976

1977

1978

Non-

Non-

Non-

Cause

Fatal

fatal Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal Total

Machinery: power driven

12

9 894

9 906

8 9368

9 376

7

8 805

8812

Machinery: other

724

724

1

638

639

1

461

462

Transport

46

1 703

1 749

53

1 157

1210

48

1 492

1 540

Explosions or fires

28

305

333

7

250

257

8

313

321

Hot or corrosive substances

2080 2080

2

2315

2317

2

2 424

2 426

Gassing, poisoning and other

toxic substances

7

35

42

76

76

6

31

37

Electricity

3

99

102

6

122

128

21

137

158

Falls of persons

45

4 639

4 684

59

5 273

5 332

47

5 801

5 848

Stepping on or striking against

objects

1

8 862

8 863

11

13 164

13 175

14

16 150

16 164

Falling objects

14

2 354

2368

28

2817

2 845

11

2959

2970

Falls of grounds

6

3

14

17

1

24

25

Handling without machinery

3

5765 5768

1

6743

6 744

5

6 103

6 108

Hand tools

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

4 379

4 379

4 275

4 275

2

4 745

4747

90

3 963

4053

86

3 377

3 463

79

1 659

1738

26

2 270

2296

249

44 808 45 057

265

49 589

49 854

278

53 374

53 652

Note: Figures for 1978 are subject to amendments.

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