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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 19

(Chapter 8: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

Cause

1988

1989

1990

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Machinery: power driven

26

9 380

9 406

18

8 673

8 691

21

8 443

8 464

Machinery: non power driven

1

203

204

|

201

201

196

196

Transport

35

2467

2.502

53

3 992

4045

49

3.890

3.939

Explosion or fire

5

537

542

11

640

651

6

628

634

Hot or corrosive substance

5 481

5 481

1

5 483

5 484

1

5.340

5 341

- Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

79

79

80

84

5

77

82

Electricity

7

112

119

9

179

188

7

176

183

Fall of person

45

8 356

8 401

64

8 625

8 689

52

8 410

8 462

Stepping on or striking against

object

6

23 723

23.729

9

24 592

24 601

5

23 954

23 959

Falling object

13

3 925

3 938

11

4 145

4 156

14

4 033

4 047

Fall of ground

12

13

2

9

11

1

10

11

Handling without machinery

1

12 520

12 521

1

14 179

14 180

1 13 809

13 810

Hand tool

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

9 186

9 186

9 604

9 604

76

17 265

17 341

82

13 066

13 148

9 734

9 734

3 766

3766

9 353

9 353

2243

72

12 732

12 804

25

25

3 643

3 668

216* 102 980

103 196

265*

97 234

97 499

259*

94 694

94 953

Note: Figures for 1990 are subject to amendment.

430

* Including 61 (in 1988), 49 (in 1989) and 15 (in 1990) which were subsequently verified to be outside the scope of the Employees' Compensation

Ordinance because the employees concerned died of natural causes unrelated to work.