TABLE 3.
Distribution of Non-fatal Occupational Injury Cases Reported to PERKESO by Type of Injury, Cause of Accident and Accident Agent According to Year
| Characteristics | 2002 N (%) |
2003 N (%) |
2004 N (%) |
2005 N (%) |
2006 N (%) |
Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 62,737 (100) | 54,942 (100) | 49,466 (100) | 43,393 (100) | 39,366 (100) | 249,904 (100) |
| Type of injury | ||||||
| Unspecified wounds | 35,071 (56) | 30,492 (55) | 27,177 (55) | 23,993 (56) | 21,274 (54) | 138,007 (55) |
| Superficial injuries | 6,959 (11) | 5,358 (10) | 4,848 (10) | 4,061 (9) | 3,718 (9) | 24,944 (10) |
| Fractures | 4,831 (8) | 5,004 (9) | 4,990 (10) | 4,613 (11) | 4,694 (12) | 24,132 (10) |
| Sprains and strains | 4,378 (7) | 3,782 (7) | 3,396 (7) | 3,049 (7) | 2,865 (7) | 17,470 (7) |
| Concussions and internal injuries | 2,698 (4) | 2,407 (4) | 1,853 (4) | 1,797 (4) | 1,458 (4) | 10,213 (4) |
| Contusions and crushings | 2,104 (3) | 2,097 (4) | 2,602 (5) | 1,820 (4) | 1,105 (3) | 9,728 (4) |
| Othera | 6,696 (11) | 5,802 (11) | 4,600 (9) | 4,060 (9) | 4,252 (11) | 25,410 (10) |
| Cause of accident | ||||||
| Struck by objects excluding falling objects |
20,889 (33) | 17,797 (32) | 16,898 (34) | 14,482 (33) | 12,923 (33) | 82,989 (33) |
| Fall from height | 11,912 (19) | 10,634 (19) | 9,047 (18) | 8,029 (19) | 7,859 (20) | 47,481 (19) |
| Falling objects | 10,602 (17) | 9,019 (17) | 8,238 (17) | 7,628 (18) | 5,735 (15) | 41,222 (16) |
| Caught between objects | 10,234 (16) | 9,218 (17) | 8,081 (16) | 7,085 (16) | 7,236 (18) | 41,854 (17) |
| Otherb | 9,100 (15) | 8,274 (15) | 7,202 (15) | 6,169 (14) | 5,613 (14) | 36,358 (15) |
| Accident agent | ||||||
| Working environment | 24,197 (39) | 21,995 (40) | 20,375 (41) | 18,788 (43) | 17,896 (45) | 103,251 (41) |
| Machine | 12,802 (20) | 11,283 (21) | 9,795 (20) | 8,414 (19) | 7,107 (18) | 49,401 (20) |
| Materials and substances | 8,245 (13) | 7,147 (13) | 6,027 (12) | 4,831 (11) | 4,182 (11) | 30,432 (12) |
| Transport and lifting equipment | 6,069 (10) | 5,131 (9) | 4,545 (9) | 4,174 (10) | 4,000 (10) | 23,919 (10) |
| Hand tools | 3,025 (5) | 2,648 (5) | 2,248 (5) | 2,171 (5) | 1,841 (5) | 11,933 (5) |
| Otherc | 8,399 (13) | 6,738 (12) | 6,476 (13) | 5,015 (12) | 4,340 (11) | 30,968 (12) |
Includes dislocations (2% of the grand total), amputations (2%), burns (2%), multiple injuries of different nature (1%), effects of electric current (1%), effects of radiation (1%), and unspecified injuries (1%).
Includes stepping on objects (2% of the grand total), contact with hot substances (2%), overexertion (2%), collapse (1%), slides and cave-ins (1%), exposure to heat (1%), strenuous movements (1%), exposure to radiation (1%), exposure to electric current (1%), exposure to cold (1%), and unknown (2%).
Includes other unspecified equipment (3% of the grand total), pressure vessels and furnaces (1%), ladders and mobile ramps (1%), refrigerating plants and installations (1%), unspecified products (1%), and unknown (5%).