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Appendix 15

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

Cause

279

1979

1980

1981

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Machinery: power driven

30

11 399

11 429

18

13.663

13 681

15

12 749

12 764

Machinery: other

676

677

665

666

617

617

Transport

Explosions of fires

Hot or corrosive substances

61

2 178

2 239

44

2 673

2717

62

2 587

2 649

31

174

205

18

307

325

20

377

397

3.096

3.096

1

3 242

3 243

2

3 031

3 033

Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

1

32

33

5

48

53

4

220

24

Electricity

17

212

229

18

212

230

14

166

180

Falls of persons

59

5 750

5 809

55

5988

6 043

63

5647

5.710

Stepping on or striking against

objects

9

17 346

17 355

2

15 764

15 766

13 653

13 653

Falling objects

14

3 752

3 766

6

3 761

3 767

12

3 292

3.304

Falls of grounds

6

26

32

3

36

39

39

39

Handling without machinery

3

7 560

7 563

4

8 079

8 083

2

8 095

8 097

Hand tools

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

5 446

5 446

5.990

5.990

6 198

6 198

69

2 747

2816

60

3 142

3 202

58

3011

3.069

!

6 140

6 140

6 816

6816

18

9 676

9 694

301

66 534

66 835

235

70 386

70 621

270

69 158

69 428

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Note: Figures for 1981 are subject to amendments.

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