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Occupational Accidents and Diseases (2003)

(Source : "PRESENT STATUS OF JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
2004 EDITION" Published by Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association)

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I. Explanatory Notes
II. Data on Occupational Accidents and Diseases
1. Trends in Occupational Accidents
Fig. 1 Changes in the Number of Deaths and Injuries for All Industries (1960-2003)
Fig. 2 Deaths and Injuries Caused by Occupational and Traffic Accidents, and Fires (1997-2003)
Fig. 3 Changes in Frequency Rates, Severity Rate and Annual Accident Rate per 1,000 Workers for All Industries (1976-2003)
Fig. 4 Changes in Annual Accident Rate per 1,000 Workers by Industry (1976-2003)

2. Breakdown of Occupational Accidents
(1) Deaths by Industry
Fig. 5 Breakdown of Deaths by Industry (2003)
Fig. 6 Trends in the Number of Deaths by Industry (1987-2003)
(2) Deaths and Injuries by Industry
Fig. 7 Breakdown of Deaths and Injuries Requiring an Absence of 4 Days or More by Industry (2003)
Fig. 8 Trends in the Number of Deaths and Injuries Requiring an Absence of 4 Days or More by Industry (1987-2003)
(3) Deaths and Injuries by Scale of Workplace
Fig. 9 Deaths and Injuries by Scale of Workplace (2003)
(4) Annual Accident Rate per 1,000 Workers by Scale of Workplace
Fig. 10 Annual Accident Rate per 1,000 Workers by Scale of Workplace (2003)
(5) Deaths and Injuries by Type of Accident
Fig. 11 Types of Accidents in All Industries (2003)
Fig. 12 Types of Accidents in the Construction Industry (2003)
Fig. 13 Types of Accidents in the Manufacturing Industry (2003)
(6) Deaths and Injuries by Cause of Accident
Fig. 14 Cause of Accidents in All Industries (2003)
Fig. 15 Cause of Accidents in the Construction Industry (2003)
Fig. 16 Cause of Accidents in the Manufacturing Industry (2003)
(7) Occupational Accidents Caused by Machinery and Equipment
Fig. 17 Trends in the Number of Deaths and Injuries due to Machinery and Equipment (1976-2003)
(8) Occupational Accidents in Tertiary Industry
Fig. 18 Trends in the Number of Workers' Deaths and Injuries in Tertiary Industries (1976-2002)
(9) Deaths and Injuries by Age Group
Fig. 19 Deaths and Injuries by Age of Worker (1976-2003)
Table 1 Accident Frequency Rates and Severity Rates by Industry (2002 - 2003)

3. Serious Accidents
(1) Trends in Serious Occupational Accidents
Fig. 20 Trends in the Number of Serious Accidents by Industry (1976-2003)
(2) Cause of Serious Accidents
Fig. 21 Cause of Serious Accidents (2003)
(3) Outline of Serious Accidents in 2003 (January - December)

4. Occupational Diseases
(1) Trends in Occupational Diseases
Fig. 22 Occupational Diseases by Year (1976-2003)
Fig. 23 Trend in the Number of Occupational Diseases by Industry (1975-2003)
(2) Breakdown of Occupational Diseases
Fig. 24 Breakdown of Occupational Diseases by Industry (2003)
Fig. 25 Occupational Disease by Year (1988-2003)
Table 3 Types of Diseases by Industry (2003)
(3) Medical Examinations
Fig. 26 Finding Rates of Medical Examinations (1988-2003)
Table 4 Chronological Statistics of Special Medical Examinations (1965-2003)
Table 5 Breakdown of Special Medical Examinations (2003)
Fig. 27 Cases of Anoxia (2003)

III. Appendix
1. Government Organizations Involved in Industrial Safety and Health
2. Industrial Safety and Health-related Non-governmental Organizations in Japan
3. Safety and Health Laws and Regulations
4. Outline of Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA)
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