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3. Serious Accidents
(1) Trends in Serious Occupational Accidents
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The number of serious occupational accidents (accidents that
involved three or more people at the same time ) peaked at 480 in 1968,
and then followed a downward trend. However since 1985, there has been
an increase in such accidents.
The year 2002 witnessed 231 serious occupational accidents.
This was an increase of six cases or 2.7% from the previous year. A total
of 1,151 workers were killed or injured in those ascendents, an increase
of 31 people or 2.8%. The number of deaths was 91, a decrease of 28 or
23.5%.
By industry, the construction industry ranked top in the number
of serious occupational accidents with 82 cases, followed by manufacturing
at 45. These two industries accounted for about 55% of all serious accidents. |
Fig. 20 Trends in the Number of Serious Accidents by Industry
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