[Chapter 3] Section 8 ①

1. Types of accidents

Based on past industrial accidents, accidents can be classified into 21 types:

• falling/tumbling
• tripping/slipping
• collision
• flying/falling objects
• collapse/breakdown
• being hit
• being pinched or caught
• cuts/scrapes
• feet dropping through
• drowning
• contact with hot/cold materials
• contact with hazardous materials etc.
• electric shock
• explosion
• rupture
• fire
• traffic accidents (road)
• traffic accidents (other)
• reaction to action or unreasonable action
• other
• unclassifiable.

2. Accident occurrence situation

Casualty accidents by industry and type of accident (2017)

	All industries	Manufacturing	Construction	Land freight transportation	Tertiary industry	Other
Falling/Tumbling	20,374	2,842	5,163	4,192	6,947	1,230
(of which, deaths)	(258)	(28)	(135)	(19)	(56)	(20)
Tripping/Slipping	28,310	5,088	1,573	2,240	18,077	1,332
Collision	6,111	1,171	680	1,130	2,778	352
Flying/falling objects	6,376	2,039	1,478	748	1,692	419
Being pinched or caught	14,529	7,159	1,663	1,606	3,312	789
Cuts/Scrapes	7,760	2,523	1,312	160	3,232	533
Contact with hot/cold materials	2,889	908	210	116	1,567	88
Traffic accidents (road)	7,885	299	587	916	4,883	1,200
Reaction to action or unreasonable action	16,177	2,433	880	2,203	9,765	896
Other	10,049	2,212	1,583	1,395	3,749	1,110
Total	120,460	26,674	15,129	14,706	56,002	7,949
(of which, deaths)	(978)	(160)	(323)	(137)	(244)	(114)