Fatal & non-fatal accidents caused by Small causal agents in Japan in 1999-2022

Causal (S) agents 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 total Causal (S) agents
engine  61 44 433647443532275131243332383831194023729engine
power transmission mechanism  552 473 5114564404453794013773743673383923193633513012933133247,769power transmission mechanism
circular sawing machine  2,370 2,172 1,7761,6411,5551,4191,1991,1821,1531,0941,0651,02887083977777480572172165323,814circular sawing machine
band sawing machine  235 189 163118141113104789679817869615859416049501,922band sawing machine
wood planer machine  575 462 3603242763252382292191781841631381431281381211311211164,569wood planer machine
hollow chisel mortiser, wood borer  131 86 665366534337333542313630263318251428886hollow chisel mortiser, wood borer
chamfering machine, router, woodworking milling machine  110 96 686266604534423436393231254325233116918chamfering machine, router, woodworking milling machine
chain saw  646 721 63960469865168969063157150254150344943140742746146738511,113chain saw
other woodworking machines  1,023 878 76368071363451951855152448347541143639037438734937230510,785other woodworking machines
leveling, transporting or loading machine  407 381 3463473062952602932682872792352722512702772342372782625,785leveling, transporting or loading machine
excavating machine  1,108 913 94282375275266364567169668169057356758659365367265068414,314excavating machine
foundation work machine  107 80 8687696354535664626270615764516144441,295foundation work machine
hardening machine  175 137 961111009988997478648384795752665258491,701hardening machine
demolition machine  131 126 131125119120112981041051711861921931811641711621861682,945demolition machine
vehicle for high lift work  91 95 98114112119105929088818910210595781191001021191,994vehicle for high lift work
other construction machines  460 388 4213643303373132923273313222972122271801981681731951755,710other construction machines
lathe  527 424 3954333633852872983063382672412842442102492272222331896,122lathe
drill press, milling machine  680 572 5585365104943193273232983002993142862322502292202182317,196drill press, milling machine
grinding machine, buffing machine  849 797 75572681674959963368962056160356556954956256052155451812,795grinding machine, buffing machine
power press  1,119 1,116 1,03097390478552755964965158660256551755952450345245147513,547power press
forging pressure hammer  30 17 25211926161812121211121214101511920322forging pressure hammer
shearing machine  194 213 17615618916014414112014110213210512595101959193832,656shearing machine
other metal manufacturing machines  1,716 1,480 1,3531,4151,3411,19182192198195693193179677984483181772578874720,364other metal manufacturing machines
centrifugal machine  21 21 162418251312161318161513111718121417330centrifugal machine
mixer, grinder  389 356 3133243313002622432482842822562502012212242432382252305,420mixer, grinder
roll machine (except printingroll machine)  646 602 5665325295094464794164394404243853484173653583543213518,927roll machine (except printingroll machine)
injection molding machine  194 204 17414616210811912190104977373697595767184662,201injection molding machine
food manufacturing machine  2,476 2,347 2,2672,0042,0012,1521,9671,9921,9921,9021,8521,7231,7841,7781,7441,5881,6581,5481,5031,50337,781food manufacturing machine
printing machine  521 470 4244103903773263042952902632492112242161911761802061795,902printing machine
industrial robot  26 47 363651342926303130292624262622242921603industrial robot
other general power machines  5,335 5,064 4,4304,5074,3094,1263,6263,5713,5763,3713,2823,1583,1843,0833,0713,1763,2062,9543,0202,99373,042other general power machines
felling machine                4856393745654070400felling machine
mobile logging machine                2720192421181521165mobile logging machine
skyline yarding machine                121571115111615102skyline yarding machine
other mobile silviculture machine                4535612121057other mobile silviculture machine
crane  1,357 1,269 1,2521,2161,1851,17584084487187578984074277278582885072578076218,757crane
mobile crane  969 912 87076673676864861958856666063061559756460358957056655113,387mobile crane
derrick crane  5 3 24441532 2    1   36derrick crane
elevator, lift  321 280 2282682712182141741681891801931841451551761971591711674,058elevator, lift
cargo lifting appliance  20 12 14101465101651211513141216111516237cargo lifting appliance
gondola  15 10 141382111121351174510785119199gondola
lumberyard equipment, logging cableway  63 45 504235443439243421 192111129111612542lumberyard equipment, logging cableway
simple skyline yarding equipment                31 1 34214simple skyline yarding equipment
other powered crane  246 229 2342261661691451581561461551451361181081431321301161053,163other powered crane
truck  11,480 10,876 10,30410,2289,9239,4458,2538,5488,5478,6778,9958,8178,6648,5028,7978,8708,7608,8909,0118,788184,375truck
forklift  2,621 2,613 2,6072,5702,5342,4041,9541,9162,0541,9821,9041,8981,8901,9771,9972,1132,1451,9892,0282,09243,288forklift
railway equipment  33 28 293629372415242628252613161931181710484railway equipment
conveyor  1,554 1,504 1,3761,3901,4001,3391,0711,1531,0921,1041,1271,1319989811,01998896794197693523,046conveyor
loader  66 66 526143503836484837504847474057475459994loader
straddle carrier    5 16251235274554245371straddle carrier
rough terrain hauler  48 41 333119374320231722252818342530232420561rough terrain hauler
other powered conveying machines  665 647 6236235875434445275214984654784084094644604303763954079,970other powered conveying machines
cars, bus, motorcycle  7,633 7,718 9,93110,0399,7619,4148,8288,8548,4318,5168,5098,4968,2818,2798,1798,3967,9137,3117,6347,320169,443cars, bus, motorcycle
railway vehicle  72 64 9283657375647164916550677465816579661,426railway vehicle
other vehicles  793 770 80175886170266063664471356556053948951348849339544148612,307other vehicles
boiler  28 19 32273617232314181922713141617101012377boiler
pressure vessel  65 52 423935393624294126182931382229232317658pressure vessel
other pressure vessels  117 105 7663768271546175596347654955384157481,302other pressure vessels
chemical facilities  27 44 574540402625333317382932244330214731682chemical facilities
gas welding equipment  96 83 9757847085646657535354505682654035531,300gas welding equipment
arc welding equipment  107 87 1029712010296656964847969876373646966581,621arc welding equipment
other welding equipment  140 112 1061079711554554876778670706859675974791,619other welding equipment
kiln, caldron  205 203 1811821741851731941441511741461451191691702151721791943,475kiln, caldron
industrial dryer  29 20 302421252921262325271616291628252225477industrial dryer
other kiln, caldron  30 37 123124242516181920303530232221172016470other kiln, caldron
transmission  117 96 116101136142115881011401121231401391631851731381912142,730transmission
electric power facilities  73 64 6550726651725056496047454259384552471,103electric power facilities
other electrical equipment  138 108 10696851057286996591897692889190116114761,883other electrical equipment
human power cranes  113 115 100949795576682606572566264844065739071,3844,552human power cranes
human power hauling equipment  2,616 2,770 3,1023,2963,4203,6353,2813,4643,5323,7143,6543,7963,8214,2494,2814,5934,4934,5284,3324,20874,785human power hauling equipment
human power machine  189 124 12613012411485106961001131101018510085949499882,163human power machine
hand tool  4,784 4,451 4,1384,0524,0773,7303,3243,3333,2013,4923,4063,2453,1452,9722,9873,1223,0683,1213,2383,20470,090hand tool
ladder  5,867 5,651 5,6105,6535,6135,4645,0415,0615,1995,3095,2695,2505,0345,0865,1785,4105,5715,6215,6635,569108,119ladder
slinging tool  815 743 75870670464751851648248349744844946844441741836939437910,655slinging tool
other tools  4,022 4,131 4,2334,5724,5344,8483,8733,9454,2204,0804,3034,3714,4814,7335,0665,1095,5685,1805,5535,58292,404other tools
other equipment, facilities  2,715 2,433 2,9232,9613,0863,1502,8273,1232,9313,1013,1433,2663,1903,3383,1033,3483,3683,4763,8083,92463,214other equipment, facilities
scaffolding  2,296 2,035 1,9051,8811,8381,5801,1821,0531,2241,2341,3181,3321,1541,0931,0301,0231,11692090881326,935scaffolding
timbering  224 148 13216916411688868783867283655267504975561,952timbering
stairs, landing stage  4,760 5,048 5,1515,5755,4765,4675,0884,9925,1335,1184,9865,3375,3205,6185,7865,9506,2706,3436,5976,725110,740stairs, landing stage
opening  578 493 4765054944494573953874334294204134564204945024844664749,225opening
roof, beam, haze, crossbeam, principal rafter  2,135 1,859 1,8511,6571,3601,3171,1031,1871,3371,3601,2461,1701,0691,0309621,08094683681480225,121roof, beam, haze, crossbeam, principal rafter
working platform, boot board  3,846 4,033 3,4623,7933,8033,9793,4813,6273,4403,4343,3963,7143,6933,5783,7804,0353,7753,5153,4003,84173,625working platform, boot board
passage  9,055 9,058 10,17410,3369,94610,6369,79410,37811,11211,34011,04311,74611,40413,04613,28315,39514,40115,04216,96916,776240,934passage
building, establishment  4,631 4,258 4,1724,4984,3484,2673,9314,0204,2444,0474,0613,7133,8623,7464,0584,1963,7393,8953,9733,92681,585building, establishment
other temporary buildings, establishments  2,599 2,791 2,7772,8132,5442,5222,3762,5382,3932,5842,4342,7812,8872,9762,7342,8833,2693,3593,1053,30355,668other temporary buildings, establishments
explosive substance  47 48 442927221921151731181716141414111819461explosive substance
inflammable substance  218 190 166197199163127152111147124153112101112106164981101012,851inflammable substance
inflammable gas  116 108 88939410659639585617949805970595537491,505inflammable gas
harmful substance  330 307 3413803202722142642942552582302782502382592131921761955,266harmful substance
radiation  1 2  1 31  1 1115   2 19radiation
other hazards, harmful substances  534 520 5244724674194113504524164324454154704754114814564524409,042other hazards, harmful substances
metal material  6,771 5,751 5,5345,6295,4274,8933,8503,8223,7493,9013,6633,8093,5093,4633,5953,5483,3943,0703,1313,32083,829metal material
lumber, bamboo  2,444 2,066 1,9471,8221,7341,4271,2891,2661,2701,2541,2771,1981,0951,1111,0701,0671,0281,0079691,03127,372lumber, bamboo
stone, sand, substance  917 721 6425805434923964014084084004483213263363343473233123298,984stone, sand, substance
other materials  2,286 2,127 1,9772,2112,1341,8901,7101,7411,7611,8321,7981,7601,6761,5011,4861,4511,5041,4351,4581,58135,319other materials
load  7,791 7,077 6,8377,2277,5767,1466,1066,0096,0096,0805,9175,9505,9976,1036,1346,4876,5816,8416,9957,338132,201load
machine/equipment as load  862 713 70671371068358659052858954345845945139642346143139743211,131machine/equipment as load
natural ground, rock  1,527 1,424 1,1511,1531,0711,09596695696396491783387375179774578677377775819,280natural ground, rock
standing tree  1,506 1,373 1,2501,1631,2771,2131,3741,3711,3321,1411,1061,0531,0861,00596598089995388284022,769standing tree
water  155 178 1832041701821631261,450155184188130148135204160206140994,560water
abnormal environment  46 40 414144452744598365263551556531322834892abnormal environment
high/cold temperature environment  652 391 3825164804853008346627098197486566667331,4831,0871,1948471,21014,854high/cold temperature environment
other environments  2,851 2,368 2,8482,6052,1742,5152,3512,6083,0213,2943,4073,9442,9243,3213,4843,9682,9873,2303,7584,47762,135other environments
other causal agent  3,019 2,891 3,1153,4313,2063,3672,7972,8593,3653,0883,1683,1413,3863,1903,6033,3743,6729,48622,9533,99891,109other causal agent
no causal agent  4,210 4,855 5,1555,1635,2915,5895,9596,1556,0936,4286,2916,4786,7496,6137,5148,6358,93910,06511,27610,980138,438no causal agent
unclassifiable  583 552 4675005405874493743684283943853242522943422561761942507,715unclassifiable
total141,055139,974140,149132,339132,936132,248133,050134,298131,478129,026114,152116,733119,622119,576118,157119,535116,311117,910120,460127,329125,611131,156149,918132,3553,075,378total

Fatal and non-fatal accidents mean fatal and non-fatal injuries and occupational diseases with work absence of 4 days and more.
Data of 2022 year do not include Covid-19 cases. Data of 2020 & 2021 year include Covid-19 cases. Fatal and non-fatal data are same situation.
Data of 2011 year include fatal and non-fatal accidents caused by Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

Fatal & non-fatal accidents caused by Small causal agents in Japan in 1999-2022

Fatal accidents caused by Small causal agents in Japan in 1999-2022

Causal (S) agents 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 total Causal (S) agents
engine3   2 22 3  21   1  1   17engine
power transmission mechanism1102343 43831214216 41 3167power transmission mechanism
circular sawing machine46433441553112332  22 1261circular sawing machine
band sawing machine2 2 2 121  12  3   11   18band sawing machine
wood planer machine  1   1             1   3wood planer machine
hollow chisel mortiser, wood borer        1               1hollow chisel mortiser, wood borer
chamfering machine, router, woodworking milling machine111     1   1           5chamfering machine, router, woodworking milling machine
chain saw 11 12  11 211  1   12  15chain saw
other woodworking machines2464 33123 1214 2 15322152other woodworking machines
leveling, transporting or loading machine343029252225241630171616131491681314131313128430leveling, transporting or loading machine
excavating machine797361475236414128342530272531262014241415191626804excavating machine
foundation work machine5464428 132 21 22 24 31157foundation work machine
hardening machine17881498109 839223514322444139hardening machine
demolition machine334236  344123381111586643103demolition machine
vehicle for high lift work6107856411139854105854535688163vehicle for high lift work
other construction machines161691517151112913181210198354554642238other construction machines
lathe44822213333333551611111 66lathe
drill press, milling machine32123 321 21 241 2 1212439drill press, milling machine
grinding machine, buffing machine21 331   1 4121 11   22227grinding machine, buffing machine
power press2234 3 2122 1223  1  2 234power press
forging pressure hammer  11  1 31 1            8forging pressure hammer
shearing machine 1  2  1   1 1 1 1    1 9shearing machine
other metal manufacturing machines610286741675 8277431342453124other metal manufacturing machines
centrifugal machine  6 1  1         1      9centrifugal machine
mixer, grinder13101115108119711684714754535657191mixer, grinder
roll machine (except printingroll machine)6952553239232614323  32282roll machine (except printingroll machine)
injection molding machine22231121123 322 1 12111 34injection molding machine
food manufacturing machine33 26343 232  13 24 311349food manufacturing machine
printing machine2  11   1 112121   1  1116printing machine
industrial robot 1126114412212233311222148industrial robot
other general power machines404536423039312824303325261815212617302219212722667other general power machines
felling machine135 532322felling machine
mobile logging machine3333 3 217mobile logging machine
skyline yarding machine1      23skyline yarding machine
other mobile silviculture machine         other mobile silviculture machine
crane292324192417211522181416151211158271091861811402crane
mobile crane293941342632272623181822111922192111222518161010539mobile crane
derrick crane         1  1           2derrick crane
elevator, lift91317111768131411981311169147433612225elevator, lift
cargo lifting appliance  1  1 2 1 21221 2   2  17cargo lifting appliance
gondola2  1  2 1   112         10gondola
lumberyard equipment, logging cableway365413351 3 11 3 11  1 143lumberyard equipment, logging cableway
simple skyline yarding equipment         simple skyline yarding equipment
other powered crane3739648563 4312331115 1382other powered crane
truck4104133603193223113232572602091692161711741611871411351651171211251221125,300truck
forklift554537474146424834302929333424272428302620312134815forklift
railway equipment5  3145212 111 2 21  11 33railway equipment
conveyor212510161620111723131314815101591517178111010344conveyor
loader231226111   4    3 2    28loader
straddle carrier       1 1 1     1 11   6straddle carrier
rough terrain hauler113474831217212231331521481rough terrain hauler
other powered conveying machines181328142222191671016131212788886104710298other powered conveying machines
cars, bus, motorcycle2832632592442392112251931491541261261301341211311031189398889462693,713cars, bus, motorcycle
railway vehicle9866631510315232312 3121 193railway vehicle
other vehicles20151921112315151821151816131012119196711168349other vehicles
boiler   2  12   21   11 1    11boiler
pressure vessel1331 7121  2 1   11     24pressure vessel
other pressure vessels 212 12111  1 1 1 11    16other pressure vessels
chemical facilities  4311  145 212512 1 2 136chemical facilities
gas welding equipment  2     1322 3116113 21130gas welding equipment
arc welding equipment3342433243152  333324  158arc welding equipment
other welding equipment    1       11  1     1 5other welding equipment
kiln, caldron4 5915 21123  262153 132875kiln, caldron
industrial dryer1 1 222  2   1   1  1 1 14industrial dryer
other kiln, caldron  11 1                  3other kiln, caldron
transmission14169941712771296575679653363187transmission
electric power facilities1241034266564213361214 14393electric power facilities
other electrical equipment44311 22 51122 111    2 33other electrical equipment
human power cranes333231 4121 112 2222312142human power cranes
human power hauling equipment3446258744481422515563 396human power hauling equipment
human power machine 111   1 2   1        1 8human power machine
hand tool33 2223121   1     1 2  23hand tool
ladder403943364342323940273044272735272620332923173027776ladder
slinging tool222326211619152715231381111129131691548812356slinging tool
other tools101215615131196108105461375939163196other tools
other equipment, facilities181916182319171411201714131412211516913121579362other equipment, facilities
scaffolding785556535350443136382849292636362717312523191417871scaffolding
timbering5273 4 2112237112 2   1147timbering
stairs, landing stage1610101012101015191418171012121061017181581116306stairs, landing stage
opening132021211329172116181810142010718812201071511369opening
roof, beam, haze, crossbeam, principal rafter9476858170845761595537415453573947494451372733331,324roof, beam, haze, crossbeam, principal rafter
working platform, boot board252218162115918181617131491014117711971313333working platform, boot board
passage798847512132413107765961069169192passage
building, establishment1041051038294626876747752505257384735544538323238411,456building, establishment
other temporary buildings, establishments1821191927231618151113181010612109206812616343other temporary buildings, establishments
explosive substance42 112151 131 1    23   138explosive substance
inflammable substance918103146215123524582422337281177inflammable substance
inflammable gas2243252 93 1484231 2211364inflammable gas
harmful substance191791815149131361111871114134785681247harmful substance
radiation1                       1radiation
other hazards, harmful substances563223 2431 32123123522158other hazards, harmful substances
metal material26182621131821222421131311141811154141378106367metal material
lumber, bamboo51191127797536242152332321112lumber, bamboo
stone, sand, substance565231721   32 21312 22252stone, sand, substance
other materials5365445323853342432  22179other materials
load252830252235222528231618162114121416121620121116477load
machine/equipment as load564 5886834454336133343 99machine/equipment as load
natural ground, rock775964565749323940323726282537252424192425222117859natural ground, rock
standing tree574845403741474944383650343935515035373535353129978standing tree
water1519101214241314112218141301131712111621209161161,639water
abnormal environment298753582945475154475974129abnormal environment
high/cold temperature environment21172723171424171817949211932123012153025242032525high/cold temperature environment
other environments1216211151414304101014217169109713691311283other environments
other causal agent19810142733211095957161231 4623894326other causal agent
no causal agent72310311192237292837445243496257593739212113705no causal agent
unclassifiable865758127571059765113567351153unclassifiable
total1,9921,8891,7901,6581,6281,6201,5141,4721,3571,2681,0751,1952,3381,0931,0301,05797292897890984580286777431,051total

Data sources: https://anzeninfo.mhlw.go.jp/user/anzen/tok/anst00.htmAnother window opens (MHLW, Japan)

graph: Fatal accidents caused by Small causal agents in Japan in 1999-2022

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