| Investigation
levels into Major Injuries - By Nature of Injury
Table
13 looks at the levels of investigation by the nature
of the major injury to the worker in 2000/01. This
shows, for example, that large numbers of what appear
to be the most serious injuries remain uninvestigated,
including 418 ‘amputations’ (41%), 72 ‘asphyxiations’
(44%), 31 ‘electrical shocks’ (35%), and
333 ‘burns’ (67%). It is also notable that
78 out of 99 reported ‘loss of eyesight’
were not investigated – though some of these
may have been temporary.
Table 13
Numbers of Reported and Investigated Major Injuries
to Workers by ‘Nature of Injury’, (2000/01)
|
Nos
Rep |
Nos
Inv |
%
Inv |
| Amputation |
1,013 |
595 |
58.7% |
| Asphyxia/Poisoning |
163 |
91 |
55.8% |
| Electrical
Shock |
90 |
49 |
54.4% |
| Burn |
576 |
243 |
42.2% |
| Unknown |
66 |
23 |
34.8% |
| Multiple |
464 |
152 |
32.8% |
| Bruising |
432 |
119 |
27.5% |
| Concussion |
491 |
129 |
26.3% |
| Laceration |
1,189 |
281 |
23.6% |
| Los
of eye-sight |
99 |
21 |
21.2% |
| Other
injury |
163 |
34 |
20.9% |
| Fracture |
16,284 |
2,498 |
15.3% |
| Superficial |
278 |
36 |
12.9% |
| Strain |
184 |
13 |
7.1% |
| Dislocation |
939 |
51 |
5.4% |
| Natural |
7 |
0 |
0% |
Table 14 looks at the level of investigations by the
nature of the major injury to a member of the public.
It is notable that 80 of 116 amputations and 222 of
the 297 burns were not investigated. The Table also
shows that there was a far lower percentage of investigations
into even the most serious injuries to members of
the public compared to the levels of investigation
into worker injuries.
Table 14
Numbers of Reported and Investigated Major Injuries
to Members of the public by ‘Nature of Injury’,
(2000/01)
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
| Asphyxia/Poisoning
|
87
|
33
|
37.90%
|
| Amputation |
116
|
36
|
31.00%
|
| Electrical
Shock |
20
|
6
|
30.00%
|
| Burn |
297
|
75
|
25.30%
|
| Loss
of eye-sight |
31
|
7
|
22.60%
|
| Natural
|
6
|
1
|
16.70%
|
| Concussion |
211
|
29
|
13.70%
|
| Other
injury |
285
|
36
|
12.60%
|
| Unknown |
246
|
31
|
12.60%
|
| Multiple
|
291
|
34
|
11.70%
|
| Laceration
|
2,205
|
148
|
6.70%
|
| Bruising
|
1,276
|
85
|
6.70%
|
| Fracture
|
4,881
|
277
|
5.70%
|
| Superficial
|
1,241
|
63
|
5.10%
|
| Strain |
957
|
27
|
2.80%
|
| Dislocation |
299
|
5
|
1.70%
|
Table 15 compares how the levels of investigation
of different injuries have changed from 1996/7 to
2000/01. Over the five-year period under examination,
rates of investigation of injuries of all types have
increased (with the exception of the category ‘natural’,
in which there is an extremely small number).
Table 15
Numbers of Reported and Investigated Major Injuries
to Workers by ‘Nature of Injury’, (1996/97
- 2000/01)
|
1996/7 |
2000/1 |
| Nos
Rep |
Nos
Inv |
%
Inv |
Nos
Rep |
Nos
Inv |
%
Inv |
| Asphyxia/Poisoning |
219 |
88 |
40.2% |
163 |
91 |
55.8% |
| Amputation |
1,084 |
417 |
38.5% |
1,013 |
595 |
58.7% |
| Electrical
Shock |
109 |
37 |
33.9% |
90 |
49 |
54.4% |
| Burn |
708 |
218 |
30.8% |
576 |
243 |
42.2% |
| Unknown |
121 |
31 |
25.6% |
66 |
23 |
34.8% |
| Multiple
|
419 |
97 |
23.2% |
464 |
152 |
32.8% |
| Other
injury |
270 |
54 |
20.0% |
163 |
34 |
20.9% |
| Bruising
|
448 |
68 |
15.2% |
432 |
119 |
27.5% |
| Laceration
|
1,074 |
154 |
14.3% |
1,189 |
281 |
23.6% |
| Loss
of eye-sight |
82 |
10 |
12.2% |
99 |
21 |
21.2% |
| Concussion |
260 |
26 |
10.0% |
491 |
129 |
26.3% |
| Fracture
|
17,026 |
1,278 |
7.5% |
16,284 |
2,498 |
15.3% |
| Superficial
|
279 |
18 |
6.5% |
278 |
36 |
12.9% |
| Natural
|
29 |
1 |
3.4% |
7 |
0 |
0% |
| Strain |
334 |
10 |
3.0% |
184 |
13 |
7.1% |
| Dislocation |
894 |
25 |
2.8% |
939 |
51 |
5.4% |
Table
16 shows how the levels of investigation of different
types of injuries differ across industries in the
year 2000/01. So, for example, whilst 69% of amputations
in Manufacturing were investigated, this compared
with only 42% in the Service Sector and just 33% in
Construction; and whilst all burns in Agriculture
were investigated, only 43% in Manufacturing and 47%
in Construction were investigated.
If we look at what major injuries are most likely
to be investigated across sectors, we see further
evidence of seemingly inexplicable disparities. Therefore,
we find that in Agriculture, ‘asphyxia’,
‘burn’ and ‘eye-sight’ injuries
are most likely to be investigated; in Manufacturing,
‘amputations’; in Construction, ‘electrical’
injuries; in Energy/ Extractive industries, ‘burns’;
and in the Service sector, the major injury most likely
to be investigated is that of ‘asphyxia’.
Table 16
Numbers of Reported and Investigated Major Injuries
to Workers by ‘Nature of Injury’ and Industry,
(2000/01)
| |
Agriculture
|
Manufacturing
|
Constructoin
|
Energy/Extractive
|
Service
Sector
|
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
Nos
Rep
|
Nos
Inv
|
%
Inv
|
| Amputation |
48
|
31
|
64.6
|
644
|
442
|
68.6
|
131
|
43
|
32.8
|
12
|
5
|
41.7
|
177
|
74
|
41.8
|
| Asphyxia/Poisoning
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
55
|
30
|
54.5
|
22
|
10
|
45.5
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
83
|
48
|
57.8
|
| Electrical
Shock |
0
|
-
|
-
|
28
|
18
|
64.3
|
24
|
12
|
50
|
3
|
1
|
33.3
|
35
|
18
|
51.4
|
| Burn |
11
|
11
|
100
|
273
|
118
|
43.2
|
123
|
58
|
47.2
|
17
|
11
|
64.7
|
152
|
45
|
29.6
|
| unknown |
0
|
0
|
-
|
26
|
12
|
46.2
|
14
|
4
|
28.6
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
7
|
26.9
|
| Multiple
|
24
|
16
|
66.7
|
125
|
45
|
36
|
121
|
57
|
47.1
|
8
|
4
|
50
|
186
|
30
|
16.1
|
| Bruising
|
17
|
7
|
41.2
|
177
|
66
|
37.3
|
99
|
33
|
33.3
|
5
|
1
|
20
|
134
|
12
|
9
|
| Laceration
|
54
|
25
|
46.3
|
562
|
173
|
30.8
|
306
|
35
|
11.4
|
12
|
1
|
8.3
|
255
|
47
|
18.4
|
| Eye-sight |
2
|
2
|
100
|
25
|
9
|
36
|
25
|
6
|
24.0
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
46
|
4
|
8.7
|
| Other
injury |
4
|
2
|
50
|
40
|
12
|
30
|
26
|
4
|
15.4
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
90
|
14
|
15.6
|
| Concussion |
12
|
6
|
50
|
135
|
46
|
34
|
77
|
31
|
40.3
|
7
|
3
|
42.9
|
260
|
43
|
16.5
|
| Fracture
|
432
|
152
|
35.2
|
4740
|
958
|
20
|
3,427
|
759
|
22.1
|
215
|
36
|
16.7
|
7,461
|
591
|
7.9
|
| Superficial
|
11
|
3
|
27.3
|
113
|
23
|
20.4
|
49
|
4
|
8.2
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
105
|
6
|
5.7
|
| Strain |
6
|
1
|
16.7
|
49
|
4
|
8.2
|
34
|
4
|
11.8
|
4
|
1
|
25
|
90
|
3
|
3.3
|
| Dislocation |
23
|
3
|
13
|
247
|
18
|
7.3
|
155
|
13
|
8.4
|
11
|
1
|
9.1
|
501
|
16
|
3.2
|
| Natural
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
0%
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
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