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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 2003 witnessed 249 serious occupational accidents. This was an increase of 18 cases or 7.8% from the
previous year. A total of 1,720 workers were killed or injured in those accidents, an increase of 569 people or 49.4%.The number of deaths was 90, a decrease of 1 person or 1.1%.
By industry, the construction and manufacturing industries accounted for more than 50% of all serious accidents. |
Fig. 20 Trends in the Number of Serious Accidents by Industry
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Source: Data from the Labour Standards Bureau, MHLW.
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