TABLE 2.
Distribution and Rate* of Non-fatal Occupational Injury Cases Reported to PERKESO by Demographic Characteristics and Industry According to Year
| 2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total N (%) |
Average Rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Rate | N (%) | Rate | N (%) | Rate | N (%) | Rate | N (%) | Rate | |||
| Total | 62,737 (100) | 11.4 | 54,942 (100) | 9.6 | 49,466 (100) | 8.3 | 43,393 (100) | 6.7 | 39,366 (100) | 5.6 | 249,904 (100) | 8.2 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | 5,004 (8) | 5,058 (9) | 5,318 (11) | 5,019 (12) | 4,146 (11) | 24,545 (10) | ||||||
| 15–18 | 1,276 (2) | 5.8 | 996 (2) | 4.3 | 745 (2) | 3.2 | 582 (1) | 2.7 | 525 (1) | 2.3 | 4,124 (2) | 3.7 |
| 19–29 | 19,046 (30) | 10.9 | 16,009 (29) | 8.8 | 13,836 (28) | 7.5 | 11,574 (27) | 5.7 | 10,644 (27) | 4.8 | 71,109 (28) | 7.4 |
| 30–39 | 16,602 (27) | 10.6 | 14,566 (26) | 9.1 | 12,808 (26) | 7.5 | 11,315 (26) | 6.2 | 10,234 (26) | 5.2 | 65,525 (26) | 7.5 |
| 40–49 | 13,895 (22) | 11.3 | 11,859 (22) | 9.4 | 10,594 (21) | 7.9 | 9,314 (21) | 6.3 | 8,600 (22) | 5.4 | 54,262 (22) | 7.9 |
| 50–59 | 5,832 (9) | 9.8 | 5,399 (10) | 8.4 | 5,199 (10) | 7.4 | 4,759 (11) | 6.2 | 4,399 (11) | 5.1 | 25,588 (10) | 7.2 |
| 60 and above | 1,082 (2) | 8.6 | 1055 (2) | 7.7 | 966 (2) | 6.7 | 830 (2) | 5.8 | 818 (2) | 4.9 | 4,751 (2) | 6.6 |
| Mean ± sd | 35.5 ± 11.2 | 35.8 ± 11.2 | 36.2 ± 11.2 | 36.6 ± 11.2 | 36.6 ± 11.3 | 36.1 ± 11.2 | ||||||
| Median | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 51,920 (83) | 14.7 | 45,821 (83) | 12.5 | 41,730 (84) | 10.9 | 36,847 (85) | 8.8 | 33,707 (86) | 7.5 | 210,025 (84) | 10.7 |
| Female | 10,817 (17) | 5.5 | 9,121 (17) | 4.4 | 7,736 (16) | 3.6 | 6,546 (15) | 2.8 | 5,659 (14) | 2.3 | 39,879 (16) | 3.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Malay | 26,287 (42) | 9.5 | 22,975 (42) | 7.9 | 21,193 (43) | 7 | 18,435 (42) | 5.6 | 17,178 (44) | 4.8 | 106,068 (43) | 6.8 |
| Chinese | 18,453 (29) | 11.8 | 17,064 (31) | 10.6 | 15,462 (31) | 9 | 13942 (32) | 7.6 | 12,624 (32) | 6.4 | 77,545 (31) | 8.9 |
| Indian | 14,758 (24) | 32.3 | 12,081 (22) | 25.9 | 10,098 (21) | 20.9 | 8,447 (20) | 15.9 | 7,505 (19) | 13 | 52,889 (21) | 21.1 |
| Other | 3,239 (5) | 2,822 (5) | 2,713 (5) | 2,569 (6) | 2,059 (5) | 13,402 (5) | ||||||
| Sector | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 26,494 (41) | 17.2 | 22,489 (41) | 14.2 | 19,616 (40) | 12 | 16,750 (39) | 9.7 | 14,889 (38) | 8 | 100,238 (40) | 12 |
| Machinery & metal | 11,409 (18) | 22.9 | 9,587 (17) | 18.9 | 8,859 (18) | 16.9 | 7,445 (17) | 13.6 | 6,821 (17) | 11.6 | 44,121 (18) | 16.6 |
| Chemical | 3,491 (5) | 16 | 2,964 (5) | 13.1 | 2,558 (5) | 11.1 | 2,186 (5) | 9 | 1,903 (5) | 7.4 | 13,102 (5) | 11.1 |
| Non-metallic | 1,406 (2) | 28.3 | 1,221 (2) | 25.3 | 984 (2) | 19.7 | 859 (2) | 16.9 | 744 (2) | 14.1 | 5,214 (2) | 20.8 |
| Wood product manufacture |
5,639 (9) | 32.3 | 4,728 (9) | 26.7 | 3,933 (8) | 21.8 | 3,428 (8) | 17.7 | 2,922 (7) | 14.2 | 20,650 (8) | 22.1 |
| Food and beverage | 1,865 (3) | 22.2 | 1,655 (3) | 18.7 | 1,410 (3) | 15.4 | 1,184 (3) | 12.4 | 1,106 (3) | 10.3 | 7,220 (3) | 15.5 |
| Textile | 1,595 (2) | 9.8 | 1,329 (3) | 8 | 1,009 (2) | 6 | 857 (2) | 4.8 | 697 (2) | 3.8 | 5,487 (2) | 6.4 |
| Paper and printing | 1,089 (2) | 10.2 | 1,005 (2) | 9.3 | 863 (2) | 7.8 | 791 (2) | 7 | 696 (2) | 5.6 | 4,444 (2) | 7.9 |
| Service sector | 9,512 (15) | 6.9 | 8,937 (16) | 6.2 | 8,769 (18) | 5.7 | 8,258 (19) | 4.8 | 7,848 (20) | 4.1 | 43,324 (17) | 5.4 |
| Trading | 9,577 (15) | 12.3 | 9,055 (16) | 11 | 8,220 (16) | 9.3 | 7,585 (17) | 7.7 | 6,963 (18) | 6.2 | 41,400 (17) | 9 |
| Transportation | 2,863 (5) | 13.9 | 2,612 (5) | 12.1 | 2,464 (5) | 10.9 | 2,116 (5) | 8.6 | 2,062 (5) | 7.8 | 12,117 (5) | 10.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 227 (0) | 1.1 | 219 (0) | 0.9 | 209 (0) | 1 | 187 (0) | 0.8 | 192 (0) | 0.8 | 1,034 (0) | 0.9 |
| Agriculture | 8,080 (13) | 39 | 6,153 (11) | 30.4 | 4,880 (10) | 23.3 | 3,833 (9) | 16.7 | 3,004 (7) | 13 | 25,950 (10) | 24.1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 439 (1) | 8 | 401 (1) | 7.2 | 397 (1) | 6.8 | 333 (1) | 5.5 | 274 (1) | 4.5 | 1,844 (1) | 6.4 |
| Utility services (electricity, gas, water and sanitary services) |
334 (1) | 6.2 | 313 (1) | 5.7 | 301 (1) | 5.4 | 288 (1) | 4.7 | 277 (1) | 4 | 1,513 (1) | 5.1 |
| Construction | 3,759 (6) | 10.8 | 3,508 (6) | 9.5 | 3,242 (6) | 8.2 | 2,878 (6) | 6.7 | 2,616 (7) | 5.5 | 16,003 (6) | 7.9 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 1,085 (2) | 7.2 | 955 (2) | 6 | 1,060 (2) | 6.2 | 911 (2) | 4.6 | 909 (2) | 4.1 | 4,920 (2) | 5.5 |
| Communications | 367 (1) | 2.7 | 300 (1) | 2.3 | 308 (1) | 2.2 | 254 (1) | 2.1 | 332 (1) | 2.7 | 1,561 (1) | 2.4 |
*
Per 1,000 workers.