Table 3. Causes of injuries in firefighters during past 12 months.
| Causes of injuries | Total firefighters (n = 19,119) | Fire suppression (n = 10,127) | Emergency medical service (n = 4,850) | Officer (n = 4,142) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.* | %† | %‡ | No.* | %† | %‡ | No.* | %† | %‡ | No.* | %† | %‡ | |
| Fall, jump, slip | 883 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 488 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 292 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 103 | 18.1 | 2.5 |
| Overexertion, strain | 280 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 135 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 107 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 38 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Contact with object | 519 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 316 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 145 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 58 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| Struck by an object | 145 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 98 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 31 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 16 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Extreme weather | 98 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 53 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 12 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Exposure to fire products | 917 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 524 | 19.0 | 5.2 | 278 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 115 | 20.2 | 2.8 |
| Exposure to chemical or radiation | 515 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 351 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 105 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 59 | 10.4 | 1.4 |
| Car accident | 1,213 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 608 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 495 | 30.3 | 10.2 | 110 | 19.3 | 2.7 |
| Others | 388 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 182 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 148 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 58 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| Total | 4,958 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 2,755 | 100.0 | 27.2 | 1,634 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 569 | 100.0 | 13.7 |
*All natures of multiple causes were counted for number and percent of prevalence; †proportion of injuries; ‡proportion of workers.