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APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 7: Employment) Occupational Injuries

APPENDICES

Number of injuries

1998

1999

2000

Non-

Non-

Non-

Type of Accident

Fatal

fatal Total

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal Total

Trapped in or between objects

4

677

681

4

701

705

2

725

727

Injured whilst lifting or carrying

0

9 302

9 302

0

9 214

9 214

0

9 185

9 185

Slip, trip or fall on same level

6 11 098

11 104

3

11 430

11 433

3

11 717

11 720

Fall of person from height

48

2 799

2 847

34

2 253

2 287

20

2 209

2 229

Striking against fixed or stationary object

Striking against or struck by moving object

2

7 262

7 264

0

6 642

6 642

0

6 365

6 365

5 11 175

11 180

1

10 048

10 049

9.093

9 094

Stepping on object

0

1 468

1 468

0

418

418

0

455

455

Exposure to or contact with harmful substance

I

616

617

545

546

3

543

546

Contact with electricity or electric discharge

6

97

103

5

76

81

8

54

62

Trapped by collapsing or overturning object

6

149

155

6

201

207

2

159

161

Struck by falling object

10

1 528

1 538

7

962

969

3

859

862

Struck by moving vehicle

48

2 292

2 340

74

1 793

1 867

43

2 245

2 288

Contact with moving machinery or object

being machined

2

2 251

2 253

3

2 078

2 081

3

1 890

1 893

Drowning

6

1

7

6

0

6

4

1

5

Exposure to file

1

107

108

3

81

84

2

136

138

Exposure to explosion

0

42

42

1

28

29

4

22

26

Injured by hand tool

0

6 527

6 527

0

6 521

6 521

0

6 442

6 442

Injured by fall of ground

0

1

1

1

4

5

2

4

6

Asphyxiation

0

7

7

2

3

5

3

2

5

Contact with hot surface or substance

0

4 021

4 021

0 3 994

3.994

0

3 938

3 938

Injured by animal

0

460

460

0

353

353

1

260

261

Injured in workplace violence

7

603

610

3

676

679

8

831

839

Others

88

803

891

81

585

666

87

758

845

Total

240 63 286 63 526

235

58 606 58 841

199 57 893 58 092

Note: Occupational injuries are injuries (including industrial accidents) arising from work accidents, resulting in death or incapacity for work of over 3 consecutive days and reported under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance. Figures refer to the actual number of injuries occurred in that year.

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