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APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 7: Employment) Occupational Injuries

APPENDICES

Number of injuries

1999

2000

2001

Non-

Non-

Non-

Type of Accident

Fatal

fatal

Total

Fatal

fatal

Total Fatal

fatal Total

Trapped in or between objects

4

701

705

2

725

727

0

679

679

Injured whilst lifting or carrying

0

9 214

9 214

0

9 185

9 185

0 8 579

8 579

Slip, trip or fall on same level

3 11 430 11 433

3

11 717

11 720

0

10 936 10 936

Fall of person from height

34

2 253

2 287

20

2 209

2 229

20

1 926

1 946

Striking against fixed or stationary object

0

6 642

6 642

0

6 365

6 365

0

5 734

5 734

Striking against or struck by moving object

1

10 048

10 049

1

9 093

9 094

4

7 682

7 686

Stepping on object

0

418

418

0

455

455

0

448

448

Exposure to or contact with harmful substance

1

545

546

3

543

546

1

514

515

Contact with electricity or electric discharge

5

76

81

8

54

62

4

56

60

Trapped by collapsing or overturning object

6

201

207

2

159

161

10

172

182

Struck by falling object

7

962

969

3

859

862

5

880

885

Struck by moving vehicle

74

1 793

1 867

43

2 245

2 288

33

2 299

2 332

Contact with moving machinery or object

being machined

3

2 078

2 081

3

1 890

1 893

0

1 814

| 814

Drowning

6

0

6

4

1

5

3

1

4

Exposure to fire

3

81

84

2

136

138

2

124

126

Exposure to explosion

1

28

29

4

22

26

8

13

21

Injured by hand tool

0 6 521

6 521

0

6 442

6 442

0

5 948

5 948

Injured by fall of ground

1

4

5

2

4

6

0

6

6

Asphyxiation

2

3

5

3

2

5

2

3

5

Contact with hot surface or substance

0

3 994

3.994

0

3 938

3 938

0

3 818

3 818

Injured by animal

0

353

353

1

260

261

359

360

Injured in workplace violence

3

676

679

8

831

839

8

809

817

Others

81

585

666

87

758

845

75

743

818

Total

235

58 606 58 841

199 57 893 58 092

176 53 543

53 719

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.