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Statistics for Manufacturing

Manufacturing | Food & Beverage | Metal & Non-Metallic Mineral | Petroleum/Coal/Rubber/Plastic & Chemical | Wood Products | Manufacturing - Other

Food & Beverage Claims Characteristics 2004-2008

Claims by accident type for Food and Beverage. Overexertion 23.7%; Struck by object 15.8%; Fall on Same Level 12.4%; Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects 7.5%; Struck against object 6.7%; Other 33.9%

Food & beverage products (Subsector 7110) - Claims by accident type 2004-2008
Accident Type  
Overexertion 23.7%
Struck by object 15.8%
Fall on Same Level 12.4%
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects 7.5%
Struck against object 6.7%
Other 33.9%

Injury rate comparisons for the food and beverage, all BC, and manufacturing for 2004 to 2008

Food & beverage products (Subsector 7110) - Injury rate comparison 2004-2008
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Food and Beverage Products 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.1 7.1
Manufacturing Sector 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.6
All BC Industries 3.06 3.08 3.12 3.06 2.96
Food & beverage products (Subsector 7110) - Mechanisms of injury overview 2004-2008
Type #Non-HCO Claims # Non-HCO Claims% of Total #Serious Injury Claims* % of Serious Injury Claims Total Average STD Duration
MSI/Ergonomics 3,490 34% 1,127 34% 44.7
Safeguarding or Lockout 1,158 11% 380 33% 38.4
Slips, Trips and Falls 2,081 20% 783 38% 51.5
Other 3,612 35% 848 24% 31.0
Total 10,341 100% 3,138 31% 40.5

 

Chart showing the number of non-HCO claims for the period 2004 to 2008

Type MSI/Ergonomics Safeguarding/Lockout Slips, Trips and Falls Other
# Non-HCO Claims 3,490 1,158 2,081 3,612

 

Chart showing the number of serious injury claims for the period 2004 to 2008

Type MSI/Ergonomics Safeguarding/Lockout Slips, Trips and Falls Other
# Serious Injury Claims 1,127 380 783 848

Chart showing the average STD duration for the period 2004 to 2008

Type MSI/Ergonomics Safeguarding/Lockout Slips, Trips and Falls Other
Average STD Duration 44.7 38.4 51.5 31.0

Data Source: WorkSafeBC, November 2009.

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