Workplace Safety and Health Report National Statistics. January to June 2014

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1 Workplace Safety and Health Report National Statistics January to June 2014

2 Table of contents Page Notations and List of Charts 3 List of Tables 4 Key Facts 5 Overview 6 Workplace Fatal Injuries 11 Workplace Major Injuries 22 Workplace Minor Injuries 28 Work-related Traffic Fatal Injuries 35 Work-related Traffic Non-Fatal Injuries 37 Occupational Diseases 40 Annex A Table A-1 Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, and 2014 Annex A Table A-2 Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents in selected sectors, and Annex B - Source of Data 50 Annex C - Data Coverage 51 Annex D - Concepts and Definitions 52 Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 2

3 NOTATIONS - : Nil or negligible n.a. : Not applicable/not available 2014 p : 2014 figures are preliminary. * : Estimated rates. The employment data excludes self-employed persons. LIST OF CHARTS Figure 1: Workplace fatal injury rate, Figure 2: Workplace major injury rate, Figure 3: Workplace minor injury rate, Figure 4: Occupational disease incidence, Figure 5: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, Figure 6: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, Figure 7: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, Figure 8: Noise-induced Deafness incidence, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 3

4 LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries, work-related traffic injuries and occupational diseases, and 2014 Table 1.2: Key workplace safety and health indicators, and 2014 Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, and 2014 Table 1.4: Workplace fatal Injury rate by industry, and 2014 Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident types and agents, and Table 1.6: 2014 Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident types, and 2014 Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, and 2014 Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, and 2014 Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, and 2014 Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident types and key incident agents, and 2014 Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, and 2014 Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, and 2014 Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident types and key incident agents, and 2014 Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, and 2014 Table 1.17: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by industry, and 2014 Table 1.18: Work-related traffic fatal injuries rates by industry, and 2014 Table 1.19: Table 1.20: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by type of vehicles, and 2014 Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by occupation and road user types, and 2014 Table 1.21: Number of work-related traffic major injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.22: Work-related traffic major injuries rates by industry, 2014 Table 1.23: Number of work-related traffic minor injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.24: Work-related traffic minor injuries rates by industry, 2014 Table 1.25: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, and 2014 Table 1.26: Occupational disease incidence rates by industry, and 2014 Table 1.27: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, and 2014 Table 1.28: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, and 2014 Table 1.29: NID incidence rates by industry, and 2014 Table 1.30: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, and 2014 Table 1.31: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, and 2014 Table 1.32: Top 5 causative agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2014 Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 4

5 KEY FACTS Estimated annual workplace and work-related traffic fatal injury rate stood at 2.0 per 100,000 employed persons; Number of workplace minor injuries rose in 2014 In 2014, Ministry of Manpower expanded the employment base definition to include all workplaces covered under the WSH Act. Hence, 2014 rates are not strictly comparable with previous years. Overview of the latest statistics on workplace safety and health in Singapore for January to June 2014 are: Workplace and work-related traffic injuries 30 (34) workers were fatally injured, an estimated annual rate of 1.8 (2.0) per 100,000 employed persons. 279 (304) workers sustained major injuries, an estimated annual rate of 17.2 (18.6) per 100,000 employed persons. 6,005 (6,229) workers sustained less severe injuries (i.e. minor injuries), an estimated annual rate of 370 (382) per 100,000 employed persons. 311,623 (340,463) man-days were lost, an estimated annual rate of 80 (87) mandays lost per million man-hours worked (i.e. accident severity rate). An estimated annual 1.6 (1.7) incidents occurred for every million man-hours worked (i.e. accident frequency rate). Occupational diseases 423 occupational disease (OD) cases were confirmed this year, an estimated annual incidence rate of 26.0 per 100,000 employed persons. Figures in parentheses include work-related traffic injuries Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 5

6 OVERVIEW Workplace and Work-related Traffic Injuries For the first half of 2014, the preliminary 1 WSH statistics showed that the overall number of reported 2 workplace injuries 3 increased by 14% as compared to same period last year (Table 1.1). Fatal Injuries There was an increase in the number of workplace fatal injuries from 25 in Jan-Jun to 30 in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.1). Workplace fatal injury rate remained constant at 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons with that of Jan-Jun (Table 1.2). There were 4 work-related traffic fatal injuries in Jan-Jun Work-related traffic fatal injury rate decreased from 0.4 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun to 0.1 in Jan- Jun 2014 (Table 1.2). Major Injuries Workplace major injuries remained about the same, 279 (8.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2014 compared to 273 (9.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun. There were 25 work-related traffic major injuries in Jan-Jun Minor Injuries Compared to, there was an increase in workplace minor injuries of 14%, 5,249 (188 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun to 6,005 (185 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun There were 224 work-related traffic minor injuries in Jan-Jun Preliminary figures are based on injuries data collated from incident reports as at end June They will be finalised in January 2015 after collation of 2014 data ends in end December Workplaces have to report work incidents to the Ministry of Manpower under the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations. 3 A workplace injury is any personal injury or death resulting from a workplace accident. Please refer to the annex for the types of workplace injuries covered. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 6

7 Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries, work-related traffic injuries and occupational diseases, and p Workplace Injuries 6,314 5,547 11,901 Fatal Injuries Major Injuries Minor Injuries 6,005 5,249 11,253 Work-related Traffic Injuries Fatal Injuries Major Injuries Minor Injuries Occupational Diseases (OD) Table 1.2: Key workplace safety and health indicators, and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons 2014 p Workplace Injury Rate Fatal injury rate Major Injury rate Minor Injury rate Work-related Traffic Injury Rate Fatal injury rate Major Injury rate Minor Injury rate Accident Frequency Rate (1.7) Accident Severity Rate 6 80 (87) Occupational Diseases Incidence Rate Figures in parentheses include work-related traffic injuries. 4 Workplace Injury Rate = No. of Fatal and Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries x 100,000 No. of Employed Persons 5 Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) = No. of Workplace Accidents Reported x 1,000,000 No. of Man-hours Worked 6 Accident Severity Rate (ASR) = No. of Man Days Lost To Workplace Accidents x 1,000,000 No. of Man-hours Worked 7 Occupational Disease Incidence = No. of Occupational Diseases x 100,000 No. of Employed Persons Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 7

8 Figure 1: Workplace fatal injury rate, p Figure 2: Workplace major injury rate, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 8

9 Figure 3: Workplace minor injury rate, A total of 311,623 man-days was lost from workplace injuries, an increase of 5.8% from Jan- Jun. The accident frequency rate (AFR), which measures how often work incidents occur, was 1.6 incidents per million man-hours worked in Jan-Jun The accident severity rate (ASR) was 80 man-days lost for every million hours worked in Jan-Jun Detailed industry breakdown of the AFR, ASR and man-days lost data can be found in Tables A-1 and A-2 in Annex A. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 9

10 Occupational diseases For occupational diseases (OD) 8, the number of cases confirmed was 423 in the first half of 2014, down from 474 in the same period last year (Table 1.1). For Jan-Jun 2014, OD incidence was 13.0 confirmed cases per 100,000 employed persons, compared to 17.0 in the previous year (Table 1.2). The reduction was contributed mainly by a reduction in noiseinduced deafness cases. Figure 4: Occupational disease incidence, An occupational disease is a disease contracted as a result of exposure to risk factors arising from work. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 10

11 WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES 30 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2014, more than half (57%) of the fatal injuries were from construction sector There were 30 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2014, an increase from 25 workplace fatal injuries for the same period last year. Workplace fatal injury rate remained constant at 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons compared to Jan-Jun (Table 1.3 & Table 1.4). Workplace fatal Injuries by sector Construction Since Jan-Jun 2012, there has been a rising trend in the workplace fatal injury rate for the Construction sector. It remained the top contributor in Jan-Jun 2014 with 17 fatal injuries or 57% of all workplace fatal injuries, up from 11 in same period last year (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate in the construction sector rose from 2.5 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun to 3.6 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun It posted the highest workplace fatal injury rate amongst the three traditionally higher risk sectors 9 (Table 1.4). Figure 5: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, The three traditionally higher risk sectors are Construction, Marine & Manufacturing. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 11

12 Marine Marine 10 sector generally saw a decreasing trend in its number of workplace fatal injuries and fatal injury rate. There were 3 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014, compared to 1 in Jan-Jun (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw an increase from 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun to 2.7 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan- Jun 2014 (Table 1.4). Figure 6: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, The marine sector includes the following activities: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Marine Surveying Services (other than classification societies) Salvaging of distressed vessels and cargo Works carried out in the anchorage are also included. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 12

13 Manufacturing Manufacturing sector also saw a decreasing trend in its workplace fatal injury number and rate. The sector had 2 workplace fatal injuries for Jan-Jun 2014, up from 1 workplace fatal injury for the same period last year (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw an increase from 0.2 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun to 0.5 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.4). Figure 7: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 13

14 Others The workplace fatal injury number and rate for the Transportation & Storage sector saw an increase with 6 cases (2.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-June 2014, compared to 5 (2.3 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun. All cases were from its Logistics and Transport sub-sector 11, an increase from 3 cases in Jan-Jun for this sub-sector (Table 1.3). The fatal injury rate rose from 3.4 per 100,000 employed persons in first half of to 6.5 per 100,000 employed persons in first half of Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities, Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities sectors which had no workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun saw 1 workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun Agriculture & Related Services Activities, Wholesale Trade, Rental & Leasing Activities, Gambling & Betting sector and Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles Sectors which had 1 workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun had no workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun The logistics and transport sector includes the following activities: Warehousing and Storage Supporting services to land transport (excludes car management services, taxi booking services, towing services) Supporting services to water transport (exclude marine surveying services, salvaging distressed vessels & cargo) Supporting services to air transport Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 14

15 Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, and 2014 Industry 2014 p All Sectors 30 (27) 25 (24) 59 (56) Construction 17 (15) 11 (10) 33 (31) Marine Manufacturing 2 (1) 1 6 (5) Tanning & Dressing of Leather Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacture of Food Products 2 (1) 0 1 Metalworking Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment Agriculture & Related Services Activities Wholesale Trade Transportation & Storage Logistics & Transport Real Estate Activities Architectural & Engineering Services Rental & Leasing Activities Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities Gambling & Betting Activities Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles Note: Figures in parenthesis refer to the number of fatal incidents. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 15

16 Table 1.4: Workplace fatal injury rates by industry, and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons Industry 2014 p All Sectors Construction Marine Manufacturing Tanning & Dressing of Leather n.a n.a n.a Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacture of Food Products Metalworking Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment Agriculture & Related Services Activities n.a n.a n.a Wholesale Trade Transportation & Storage Logistics & Transport Real Estate Activities Architectural & Engineering Services Rental & Leasing Activities n.a n.a n.a Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities n.a n.a n.a Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities Gambling & Betting Activities n.a n.a n.a Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles n.a n.a n.a Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 16

17 Workplace fatal Injuries by incident types and incident agents Falls remained the leading incident type The top incident types which accounted for 63% of total workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014 were (Table 1.5): Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH) 12, Slips, Trips and Falls) (9 fatal injuries, 30%) Struck by Moving Objects (4 fatal injuries, 13%) Caught in/ between Objects (3 fatal injuries, 10%) Crane-related (3 fatal injuries, 10%) Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was the leading incident type in Jan- Jun 2014, with 9 cases. Majority fell from physical workplaces such as structures, roofs and formworks. Struck by Moving Objects saw a decrease from 7 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun to 4 in Jan-Jun % of these fatal injuries were hit by moving vehicles such as trucks. The cases were from Construction, Marine and Logistic & Transport sectors. Caught in/ between Objects saw 3 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014, up from 2 in Jan- Jun. 67% of these fatal injuries were hit by moving vehicles such as trucks, prime movers. These cases were from the Construction and Logistics & Transport sectors. Crane-related saw 3 workplace fatal injuries in first half of All involved tower cranes in construction sectors. 12 Falls from heights (FFH) includes fall from roof, fall from mobile work platform, fall from scaffold, fall from ladder, fall from structure and fall into depths. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 17

18 Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident types and agents, and 2014 Incident Type Incident Agents 2014 p Total Workplace Fatal Injuries Falls Total Falls from Heights Total Physical Workplace - Structures Physical Workplace - Roofs Physical Workplace - Formwork Means of Access - Ladders Means of Access - Scaffold Lifting Equipment - Cranes Slips, Trips & Falls 13 Total Struck by Moving Objects Caught in/between Objects Moving Vehicles - Boat, Lorry, Forklifts Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces Animals, Plants and Insects Total Moving Vehicles - Prime Movers, Excavators, Lorry, Truck, Forklift Lifting Equipment - Cranes Pressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping / Accessories Industrial Machines Lifting Equipment - Piling Machines Lifting Equipment - Lifts & Hoists Total Moving Vehicles - Truck, Forklift, Excavator, Prime Mover, Bus Lifting Equipment - Mobile Work Platform Lifting Equipment - Piling Machines Crane-related Total Exposure to/contact with extreme temperatures Collapse of Formwork/Failure of its Supports Lifting Equipment - Cranes Total Pressurised Equipment Total Physical Workplace - Formwork Fires & Explosion Total Explosives/Flammable Substances Pressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping/Accessories Industrial Machines Slips, Trips and Falls includes Slips and Trips on same level/fall from vehicle/stairs/steps/machines/other locations. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 18

19 Incident Type Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment Struck by Falling Objects From Heights Incident Agents 2014 p Total Physical Workplace - Structures Moving Vehicles - Prime Mover, Forklift Physical Workplace - Formwork Lifting Equipment - Lifting appliances/gears Means of Access- Scaffold Animals, Plants and Insects Furniture & Fittings Total Physical Workplace - Formwork Goods/Cargo Electrocution Total Electrical Equipment Industrial Machines Drowning Total Exposure to/contact with harmful Substances Total Dust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals Suffocation Total Exposure to/contact with biological materials Dust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals Total Animals, Plants and Insects Other Incident Types Total Other Incident Agents Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 19

20 Workplace Safety & Health Statistics Report, Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident types, and 2014 Industry All Construction Marine Manufacturing Agriculture & Related Services Activities Wholesale Trade Transportation & Storage Logistics & Transport Total 30(25) 17(11) 3(1) 2(1) 0(1) 0(1) 6(5) 6(3) Falls 9(7) 6(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(1) 2(0) 2(0) Falls from Heights Slips, Trips & Falls Struck by Moving Objects 8(4) 6(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 1(0) 1(0) 1(3) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 1(0) 4(7) 1(4) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(1) 2(1) Caught in/between objects 3(2) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(1) 2(1) Crane-related 3(0) 3(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Exposure 2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) to/contact with extreme temperatures Collapse of 2(0) 2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Formwork/Failure of its Supports Fires & Explosion 2(1) 2(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Collapse/Failure of 1(3) 1(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(1) Structure & Equipment Struck by Falling Objects From Heights 1(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Electrocution 1(3) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) Drowning 1(1) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) Exposure 1(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) to/contact with harmful Substances Suffocation 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Exposure to/contact with biological materials Other Incident Types 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Notes: Figures in parenthesis pertain to Jan-Jun figures. Logistics & Transport is a sub sector of Transportation & Storage. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 20

21 Industry Real Estate Activities Architectural & Engineering Services Rental & Leasing Activities Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities Gambling & Betting Activities Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles Total 0(2) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 1(0) 0(1) 0(1) Falls 0(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(1) 0(0) Falls from Heights Slips, Trips & Falls Struck by Moving Objects Caught in/between objects 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Crane-related 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Exposure to/contact with extreme temperatures Collapse of Formwork/Failure of its Supports Fires & Explosion Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment Struck by Falling Objects From Heights 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Electrocution 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) Drowning 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Exposure 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) to/contact with harmful Substances Suffocation 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Exposure to/contact with biological materials Other Incident Types 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Notes: Figures in parenthesis pertain to Jan- Jun figures. 0(0) 0(0) Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 21

22 Workplace Safety & Health Statistics Report, WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES Major injuries remained about the same, increase in non-traditional sectors The total number of major injuries remained about the same as in Jan-Jun. 279 workers (8.6 per 100,000 employed persons) sustained major injuries 14 in Jan-Jun 2014, compared to 273 workers (9.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in the same period last year (Table 1.7 & 1.8). 28,501 man-days were lost as a result of these incidents. Workplace major injuries by sector The three traditional higher risk sectors accounted for 152 (54%) of the workplace major injuries reported (Table 1.7). Construction sector worsened, with 84 cases (17.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan- Jun 2014, up from 71 cases (16.1 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun. Increased major injury rate was also seen in the Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Logistics & Transport, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities and Administrative & Support Service Activities sectors compared to the same period in. In Jan-Jun 2014, Manufacturing sector saw a reduction to 12.3 per 100,000 employed persons compared to 15.9 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun. Improvement was primarily contributed by the Metalworking sub-sector. A reduction was also seen for the Marine sector with 13.7 cases per 100,000 employed persons compared to 16.9 cases per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun. Workplace major injury rates decreased for the Accommodation & Food Service Activities from 7.8 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan- Jun to 5.3 in Jan-Jun 2014, and Health Activities sectors (6.6 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun to 3.7 in Jan-Jun 2014). 14 Refer to Annex D for definition. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 22

23 Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, and 2014 Industry 2014 p All Sectors Construction Marine Manufacturing Metalworking Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Transport Equipment Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities Wholesale & Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Storage Logistics & Transport Accommodation & Food Service Activities Accommodation Food & Beverage Service Activities Financial & Insurance Activities Real Estate Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities Administrative & Support Service Activities Community, Social & Personal Services Education Public Administration & Defence Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles Health Activities Other Personal Service Activities Financial & Insurance Activities include banks, finance companies and activities of holding companies. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 23

24 Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons Industry 2014 p All Sectors Construction Marine Manufacturing Metalworking Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Transport Equipment Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities Wholesale & Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Storage Logistics & Transport Accommodation & Food Service Activities Accommodation Food & Beverage Service Activities Financial & Insurance Activities Real Estate Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities Administrative & Support Service Activities Community, Social & Personal Services Education n.a n.a n.a Public Administration & Defence n.a n.a n.a Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles n.a n.a n.a Health Activities* Other Personal Service Activities n.a n.a n.a Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 24

25 Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, and 2014 Major Injury Types 2014 p Total Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations Amputations Hypothermia/Burns, with more than 20 MC days Multiple Injuries Concussion, with more than 20 MC days Exposure to Electric Current Asphyxia/Drowning Blindness Paralysis Deafness Workplace major injuries by incident types and agents The top three incident types, accounting for 58% of workplace major injuries were (Table 1.10): Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls) (84 injuries, 30%) Caught in/between Objects (41 injuries, 15%) Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH)) (37 injuries, 13%) Similar to workplace fatal injuries, Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was also the leading incident type for workplace major injuries. The top incident agent associated with Slips, Trips and Falls was Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces. The top incident agent for FFH was Means of Access - Ladders. For Caught in/between Objects, the top incident agent was Industrial Machines. 72% of these cases resulted in amputations. Workplace major injuries by injury types Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations were the leading types of injury, accounting for 54% of all workplace major injuries. This was followed by Amputations, with 58 workers suffering from complete loss or loss of use of any member/part of a member of the injured person s body in Jan-Jun This was an increase from 56 in Jan-Jun (Table 1.9). The number of Hypothermia/Burns cases with more than 20 MC days decreased from 39 cases in Jan-Jun to 31 cases in Jan-Jun Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 25

26 Incident Type Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident types and key incident agents, and 2014 Key Incident Agents 2014 p Total Workplace Major injuries Falls Total Slips, Trips and Falls Total Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces Means of Access - Stairs or Steps Moving Vehicles Falls from Heights Total Means of Access - Ladders Physical Workplace - Structures Physical Workplace - Form Work Means of Access - Scaffold Caught in/between Objects Total Industrial Machines Moving Vehicles Lifting Equipment Including Cranes Furniture and Fittings Struck by Moving Objects Total Moving Vehicles Lifting Equipment Including Cranes Industrial Machines Metal Items (excluding knives/needles) Struck by Falling Objects Total Metal Items Goods/Cargo Furniture and Fittings Moving Vehicles Exposure to Electric current Total Electrical Installation Industrial Machines Welding Equipment Industrial Hand Tools Exposure to Extreme Temperatures Total Hot scalding liquid/steam Cut/Stabbed by Objects Total Industrial Machines Knives and Needles Industrial Hand Tools Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 26

27 Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2014 Industry Top 3 Incident Types 1 st 2 nd 3 rd All Sectors STF CIBO FFH Construction STF CIBO FFH Marine STF CIBO CSBO, FE, FFH, SBFO Manufacturing CIBO STF FFH Metalworking CIBO SBMO, STF SBFO, FFH Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Transport Equipment SBFO, STF CIBO, CSBO, ETET, FFH, SBFO ETEC, ETET, FFH, PA SBMO - - Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and CSBO, FE, SBFO, STF Remediation Activities SBMO - Wholesale & Retail Trade STF CIBO, FFH SAO, SBFO, SOO Wholesale Trade STF CIBO, FFH SBFO, SOO Retail Trade STF SAO - Transportation & Storage STF SBFO CIBO, ETET, FFH, SAO,SBMO Logistics & Transport STF SBFO CIBO, ETET, FFH, SBMO Accommodation & Food Service Activities STF SBMO CIBO, ETET, FFH Accommodation CIBO, FFH - - Food & Beverage Service Activities STF SBMO ETET Financial & Insurance Activities FFH, STF CIBO - Real Estate Activities ETEC, FFH, STF ETET, FE - Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF CIBO, ETEC, ETET, SBFO - Administrative & Support Service Activities STF CIBO, SAO, SBFO - Community, Social & Personal Services STF ETEC, ETET CIBO, CSBO, FE, FFH, OESM, PA, SAO, SBMO, SD Education CSBO, ETEC, SAO, STF - - Public Administration & Defence STF CIBO - Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles ETEC, SBMO, STF - - Health Activities FE, OESM, SD - - Other Personal Service Activities STF ETET - Legend: CIBO Caught In/Between Objects PA Physical Assault CSBO Cut/Stabbed by Objects SAO Striking Against Objects ETEC Exposure to Electric Current SBFO Struck by Falling Objects ETET Exposure to Extreme Temperature SBMO Struck by Moving Objects 16 FE Fires & Explosion SOO Stepping on Objects FFH Falls (Falls from Heights) SD Suffocation/Drowning OESM Over-exertion and Strenuous Movements STF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls) - 16 This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects. Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 27