Worldwide Workplace Fatality Statistics

1. 2009 Fatality Count
November 30th 2009
NOTE: These fatalities are only the fatalities reported in main stream media and true figures are around 2 to 3 times more.
Australia, New Zealand & International Fatalities
New
Northern South Western New
2009 International Victoria South ACT Queensland Tasmania
Territory Australia Australia Zealand
Wales
1857 29 10 1 10 2 1 19 33
Total
1962
2009 International Australia New Zealand
1857 72 33
Total
1962
Statistics
Monthly Statistics ‐ at 30 November 2009
350
Incidents
300
Fatalities
250
200
150
100
50
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Mortality 5.87 deaths per day 40.88 deaths per week 178.36 deaths per month
Rates ( Increase of 0.60) ( Increase of 4.71) ( Increase of 26.46)
Incident / 1046 Incidents 1962 Fatalities
Fatalities ( Increase of 142) ( Increase of 293)
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Mechanism of Fatality Asphyxiation Burn
Vehicle Accident 4% Caught between
Unknown 1%
9% 1%
4%
Struck By Crushed By
9% 20%
Fall
9% Drowning
5%
Electrocution
Exposure 3%
0%
Entanglement
Explosion 1%
34%
Industry Fatalities Tourism Utilities
Telecommunication
Ship Building 1% Unknown 1% Warehousing
1%
1% 1%
Transport 0% Agriculture
Recycling Retail Aviation Community Services
3% 5%
1% 1% 2% 1%
Rail
1%
Oil & Gas Construction
3% 16%
Forestry
1%
Mining Infrastructure
27% 5%
Law Enforcement
0%
Maintenance
4%
Military
0% Manufacturing
Maritime 22%
3%
Mortality 5.87 deaths per day 40.88 deaths per week 178.36 deaths per month
Rates ( Increase of 0.60) ( Increase of 4.71) ( Increase of 26.46)
Incident / 904 1046 Incidents 1962 Fatalities
Fatalities ( Increase of 142) ( Increase of 293)
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4. Fatality Count – 2009 © 30-Nov-09
FIVE Highest Industries with Fatalities
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6. Fatality Count – 2009 © 30-Nov-09
FIVE Highest Mechanisms of Fatalities
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8. Fatality Count – 2009 © 30-Nov-09
Struck By
45 41
40 35
35
30
25
20 17
12 14
15 9
6 7 8
10 4 4 4
1 1 3 3 2 3 3
5
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