Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

8.4 Rates of Occupational Injuries (by economic activity)

                                                                        (Fatal injuries)

Country

Code

Mining & quarrying

Manufacturing

 

 

2006

2007

2006

2007

Egypt

1/c

..

..

..

..

Tunisia

2/f

..

..

..

..

Canada

2/c

31.6

..

9.4

..

United states

1/e

28

..

3

..

India

1/c

38

27

..

..

Japan

1/d

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

Sri Lanka

1/d

0.000

0.006

0.018

0.000

Pakistan

1/e

..

..

..

..

Phillipines

1/d

..

..

..

..

Italy

2/f

22

..

4

..

Poland

1/e

15.8

14.8

5.0

4.6

Slovakia

1/f

65

0

4

5

United Kingdom

1/c

15.4

..

1.3

..

Australia

2/c

10

..

3

..

                                                    Source : ILO website (www.ilo.org)

1 =  Reported Accidents

2 = Compensated Accidents

c =   per 100000 employees

d =  per 1000000 hours workede = per 100000 workers employed

f = per 100000 workers insured