Major injury statistics
Number and rate of major injuries to employees in surface engineering compared to overall manufacturing rates
Kinds of major injuries to employees in surface engineering 2001/02 – 2009/10p combined
Number and Percentage by Type of Injury
- Hit by moving or falling object: 142 = 25%
- Slip or trip: 100 = 18%
- Handling: 93 = 17%
- Contact with harmful substance: 54 = 10%
- Fall from height : 49 = 9%
- Contact with moving machinery: 48 = 9%
- All other kinds <40 total: 64 = 12%
