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Appendix 19

(Chapter 7: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

Cause

Machinery: power driven

Machinery: non power driven

Transport

Explosions or fires

Hot or corrosive substances

Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

1985

1986

1987

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

10

9 969

9 979

14

10 495

10 509

20

9 322

9 342

322

322

J

273

273

250

250

26

2 881

2.907

37

3 120

3 157

37

3 059

3 096

2

584

586

17

519

536

19

429

448

1

4 555

4 556

24

24

4918

4918

28

28

32

|

4 768

4 768

63

63

Electricity

13

88

101

9

164

173

10

132

142

Falls of persons

39

7994

8 033

47

11 381

11 428

45

10 120

10 165

Stepping on or striking against

objects

6

18 839

18 845

6

14 374

14 380

2

20 193

20 195

11

3 974

3 985

8

5 989

5 997

9

4 832

4 841

Falling objects

Falls of grounds

Handling without machinery

3

10 363

10 366

Hand tools

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

5

14

19

2

11

13

1

15

16

8 111

8 111

7768

7 768

8 063

8 063

9 186

9 186

7 039

7 039

100

7.344

7 444

18

13 813

13 831

63

8 176

8 239

4 278

4 278

5964

5964

19 469

19 469

216

79 340

79 556

162

86 880

87 042

206

97 053

97 259

Note: Figures for 1987 are subject to amendment.

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