ENG-1992 — Page 497

APPENDICES

APPENDIX 19

(Chapter 8: Employment)

Reported Occupational Accidents

438

Cause

Machinery: power driven

Machinery: non power driven

Transport

Explosion or fire

1990

1991

1992*

Non-

Non-

Non-

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

24

9 064

9 088

20

6 436

6456

10

2987

2997

123

123

1

114

115

1

52

53

57

3 713

3 770

56

3 196

3 252

45

1 708

1753

6

590

596

12

482

494

7

350

357

Hot or corrosive substance

1 5 466

5 467

Gassing, poisoning and other toxic

substances

4

80

84

|

5373

5 373

2973

2973

61

61

4

30

245

34

Electricity

164

172

7

117

124

7

41

48

Fall of person

50

10 909

10 959

45

11 155

11 200

33

7 175

7 208

Stepping on, striking against

or struck by objects

5

24 116

24 121

10

25 390

25 400

12 318

12 329

Falling object

14

4 377

4 391

8

3 603

3 611

3

1 882

1 885

Fall of ground

1

23

24

1

16

17

1

18

19

Handling without machinery

1

14 433

14 434

-

12 376

12 376

1 8 706

8 707

Hand tool

Miscellaneous

Causes not yet ascertained

Total

9 984

9 984

9 223

9 223

I

5 190

5 190

88

6 222

6310

85

5 234

5319

70

3 448

3 518

1

5 430

5 430

4 824

4 824

79

28 469

28 548

259§

94 694

94 953

2458

87 600

87 845

2728

75 347

75 619

Note:

* Figures for 1992 are subject to amendment.

§ Including 15 (in 1990), 18 (in 1991) and 26 (in 1992) 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.