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Statistics Of Occupational Injuries In South Africa 2016. No details are collected about the severity of injury for example whether an accident. Wounds eye injuries sprains and burns were the most common types of injury accounting for 93 of all injuries over the five-year period. Occupational diseases The DMR noted some slight increases in occupational diseases although no medical deaths were recorded. Trapped in or between objects 受困於物件之內或物件之間.
Table 4 lists the types of occupational injuries by employee category. Wounds eye injuries sprains and burns were the most common types of injury accounting for 93 of all injuries over the five-year period. In addition to the above the National Occupational Safety Association NOSA collects figures for disabling injuries accidents resulting in one shift or more off work and hours of exposure from affiliated companies. According to a statement released by the government there are at least 15 to 25 fatalities per week in the construction sector which contributed 12 to the countrys GDP in 2016. Statistics South Africa reports that at least 162 million South Africans were employed in the formal and informal economy in. This is the highest homicide figure since 2010 and the most suicides since CFOI began reporting data in 1992.
Workers sustain occupational injuries in the same time span Hattingh Acutt 201665.
A total of 2 406 injuries were reported in 2019 compared to 2 447 reported during 2018 translating to a 2 decrease year-on-year. Workplace homicides increased by 83 cases to 500 in 2016 and workplace suicides increased by 62 to 291. Occupational diseases decreased by 3 from 4 632 cases in 2016 to 4 483 cases in 2017. FEMA accounts for about 20 of contractors. Database of labour statistics. Luckily in most cases this type of injury is minor and nothing that a few days off work wont cure.