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Appendix 15 (Chapter 4: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

Cause

293

1980

1981

1982

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Machinery: power driven

18

13 663

13 681

18

13 236

13 254

16

12 070

12 086

Machinery: other

1

665

666

644

644

513

513

Transport

Explosions of fires

Hot or corrosive substances

ין

44

2 673

2717

64

2 687

2751

42

2 699

2 741

18

307

325

20

393

413

9

445

454

3 242

3 243

2

3 161

3.163

2

3 352

3 354

Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

5

48

53

19

23

18

18

Electricity

18

212

230

14

170

184

11

189

200

Falls of persons

55

5 988

6043

68

5.900

5 968

66

6.906

6 972

Stepping on or striking against

objects

2

15 764

15 766

14 147

14 147

2

15 756

15 758

Falling objects

6

3 761

3 767

13

3.410

3 423

11

3 648

3 659

Falls of grounds

3

36

39

Ly

35

35

8

25

33

Handling without machinery

8 079

8 083

2

8 423

8 425

1

7.605

7 606

Hand tools

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

5.990

5.990

6 489

6 489

6 713

6 713

60

3 142

3 202

65

4.001

4.066

53

3.384

3.437

6816

6816

6 443

6 443

24

7556

7 580

235

70 386

70 621

270

69 158

69 428

245

70 879

71 124

Note: Figures for 1982 are subject to amendments.

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