Accident Data
Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (by cause and frequency)
Percent (%) |
Number of Incidences |
Cause Category |
Available Resources |
---|---|---|---|
22% |
136 |
Cut/Puncture (hand tool, utensil, broken glass, needle, other object, etc.) | PPE Program, Knife Safety |
19% |
119 |
Slips/Trips/Falls (stairs, ladders, scaffolds, openings, liquids, ice/snow, from height, other) | Ladder Safety, Scaffolding, Fall Protection |
17% |
106 |
Strain/Sprain (lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, repetitive motion, etc.) | Ergonomics |
17% |
104 |
Impact (strike against, struck by, caught in or between, collision with fixed object, object handled, etc.) | PPE Program, Lockout/Tagout Program |
10% |
61 |
Burns (hot surface, liquid, chemical, steam, etc.) | PPE Program |
7% |
46 |
Animal/Insect (bite, sting, struck by, etc.) | |
6% |
35 |
Other (electrical, explosion, stress, vehicle, assault, other than physical, etc.) | Electrical Safety Program, Fire and Life Safety Program, Workplace Violence |
2% |
15 |
Exposure (cold, chemical, biological, radiological, plant, noise, temperature extremes, allergic reaction, etc.) | Biological Safety, Chemical Safety, Radiation Safety, Hearing Conservation, Heat Stress |
100% |
622 |