Cause of injury refers to the event and possible involved object that resulted in the workplace injury. The following charts display the top 10 “cause or injury” classifications found in the WC Division’s injury database for 1999, 2000 and 2001. You will note that falling appears as one of the top three causes of injury in all three years.
Complete Data
| Cause of Injury | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACID CHEMICALS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ANIMAL OR INSECT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAUGHT IN, UNDER OR BETWEEN. NOC. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| COLLAPSING MATERIALS (SLIDES OF EARTH) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| COLLISION WITH A FIXED OBJECT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| CONTACT WITH - NOC | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| CONTACT WITH HOT OBJECT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONTINUAL NOISE | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CUMULATIVE (ALL OTHER) | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| CUT, PUNCTURE, SCRAPE, NOC. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DUST, GASES, FUMES OR VAPORS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL CURRENT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXPLOSION OR FLARE BACK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FALL, SLIP OR TRIP NOC. | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| FALLING OR FLYING OBJECT | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| FIRE OR FLAME | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FROM DIFFERENT LEVEL | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| FROM LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| FROM LIQUID OR GREASE SPILLS | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| HAND TOOL OR MACHINE IN USE | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| HOLDING OR CARRYING | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| INTO OPENING | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JUMPING | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LIFTING | 22 | 17 | 10 |
| MACHINE OR MACHINERY | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| MOTOR VEHICLE | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| MOTOR VEHICLE NOC. | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| MOVING PARTS OF MACHINE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OBJECT BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| OBJECT HANDLED | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| OBJECT HANDLED BY OTHERS | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ON ICE OR SNOW | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| ON SAME LEVEL | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| ON STAIRS | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| OTHER | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| PERSON IN THE ACT OF A CRIME (ROBBERY/CRIMINAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POWERED HAND TOOL, APPLIANCE | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PUSHING OR PULLING | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| REACHING | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| REPETITIVE MOTION | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| RUBBED OR ABRADED. NOC. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SLIPPED, DID NOT FALL | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| STATIONARY OBJECT | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRAIN OR INJURY BY, NOC | 29 | 21 | 9 |
| STRIKING AGAINST OR STEPPING ON, NOC. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| STRUCK OR INJURED BY, NOC. | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TWISTING | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| USING TOOL OR MACHINE | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| VEHICLE UPSET | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| WELDING OPERATIONS | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WIELDING OR THROWING | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 155 | 127 | 116 |