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Injuries to employees by nature and severity of injury 2007/08 - 2008/09p

As reported to all enforcing authorities

Nature of injury	Fatal		Non-fatal major		Over-3-day
Nature of injury	07/08	08/09p	07/08	08/09p	07/08	08/09p
Amputation	-	1	722	629	1	-
Loss of sight of eye	-	-	78	90	-	-
Fracture	23	12	20 703	20 655	5 345	5 024
Dislocation	-	-	1 394	1 362	500	508
Concussion and internal injuries	15	11	319	213	624	528
Lacerations and open wounds	6	-	1 567	1 445	10 927	10 486
Contusions	21	19	794	683	21 132	20 478
Burns	2	1	496	507	2 923	2 804
Poisonings and gassings	6	5	145	93	197	146
Sprains and strains	-	1	404	437	52 191	49 318
Superficial injuries	-	2	401	324	6 020	5 338
Multiple injuries	33	25	721	691	6 832	6 292
Other injuries caused by contact with electricity	8	3	42	37	223	205
Natural causes	5	2	31	39	32	65
Injuries not elsewhere classified	25	23	230	237	1 736	1 797
Injuries not known	34	24	152	152	1 371	1 312
Total	178	129	28 199	27 594	110 054	104 301

p Provisional
Source: RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995