Table III.
Distribution of 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 | 611 (100) | 570 (100) | 589 (100) | 538 (100) | 514 (100) | 2822 (100) |
| Type of injury | ||||||
| Unspecified wounds | 55 (9) | 54 (9) | 34 (6) | 41 (8) | 36 (7) | 220 (8) |
| Superficial injuries | 8 (1) | 5 (1) | 12 (2) | 13 (2) | 8 (2) | 46 (2) |
| Fractures | 94 (15) | 71 (12) | 76 (13) | 96 (18) | 77 (15) | 414 (15) |
| Sprains and strains | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 8 (2) | 26 (1) |
| Concussions & internal injuries | 47 (8) | 35 (6) | 33 (6) | 28 (5) | 27 (5) | 170 (6) |
| Contusions and crushings | 21 (3) | 16 (3) | 24 (4) | 25 (5) | 29 (6) | 115 (4) |
| Other† | 381 (62) | 384 (67) | 406 (69) | 331 (62) | 329 (64) | 1831 (65) |
| Cause of accident | ||||||
| Struck by moving objects | 103 (17) | 83 (15) | 83 (14) | 102 (19) | 108 (21) | 479 (17) |
| Struck against stationary objects | 12 (2) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 22 (4) | 23 (4) | 92 (3) |
| Fall from height | 218 (36) | 177 (31) | 137 (23) | 151 (28) | 103 (20) | 786 (28) |
| Falling objects | 52 (9) | 50 (9) | 62 (11) | 38 (7) | 42 (8) | 244 (9) |
| Caught in between objects | 25 (4) | 30 (5) | 28 (5) | 33 (6) | 39 (8) | 155 (5) |
| Other§ | 201 (33) | 210 (37) | 264 (45) | 192 (36) | 199 (39) | 1066 (38) |
| Accident agent | ||||||
| Working environment | 161 (26) | 122 (21) | 123 (21) | 113 (21) | 107 (21) | 626 (22) |
| Machine | 23 (4) | 37 (6) | 31 (5) | 16 (3) | 37 (7) | 144 (5) |
| Materials & substances | 24 (4) | 30 (5) | 35 (6) | 25 (5) | 17 (3) | 131 (5) |
| Transport and lifting equipments | 321 (53) | 298 (52) | 317 (54) | 302 (56) | 268 (52) | 1506 (53) |
| Hand tools | 7 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (1) | 4 (1) | 29 (1) |
| Other # | 75 (12) | 78 (14) | 77 (13) | 75 (14) | 81 (16) | 386 (14) |
Includes dislocations (1% of the grand total), amputations (1%), burns (2%), multiple injuries of different nature (13%), effects of electric current (1%), effects of radiation (0.035%), unspecified injuries (41%)
Includes stepping on objects (0.177% of the grand total), contact with hot substances (1%), over-exertion (1%), collapse slides and cave-ins (1%), exposure to heat (0.425%), strenuous movements (1%), exposure to radiation (0.106%), exposure to electric current (1%), unknown (25%)
Includes other unspecified equipment (4% of the grand total), pressure vessels and furnaces (1%), ladders and mobile ramps (1%), refrigerating plants and installations (1%)