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SERVICES > INJURY DATA: SERVICES > CAUSE OF INJURY

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 lifting ranks first in all three years for the most common cause of injury.

Complete Data

Cause of Injury 1999 2000 2001
ABNORMAL AIR PRESSURE 0 0 5
ABSORPTION, INGESTION, INHALATION (NOC) 50 41 41
ACID CHEMICALS 22 13 17
ANIMAL OR INSECT 31 16 26
BROKEN GLASS 16 13 19
CAUGHT IN, UNDER OR BETWEEN. NOC. 112 96 92
COLD OBJECTS OR SUBSTANCES 1 0 0
COLLAPSING MATERIALS (SLIDES OF EARTH) 2 5 3
COLLISION WITH A FIXED OBJECT 8 4 8
COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE 112 124 95
CONTACT WITH - NOC 40 33 26
CONTACT WITH HOT OBJECT 21 24 16
CONTINUAL NOISE 0 1 4
CRASH OF AIRPLANE 1 0 0
CUMULATIVE (ALL OTHER) 173 164 113
CUT, PUNCTURE, SCRAPE, NOC. 94 99 73
DUST, GASES, FUMES OR VAPORS 28 13 14
ELECTRICAL CURRENT 7 12 5
EXPLOSION OR FLARE BACK 3 1 2
FALL, SLIP OR TRIP NOC. 706 634 590
FALLING OR FLYING OBJECT 170 132 119
FIRE OR FLAME 7 7 4
FOREIGN BODY IN EYE 24 20 14
FROM DIFFERENT LEVEL 136 139 141
FROM LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING 89 99 83
FROM LIQUID OR GREASE SPILLS 239 240 214
HAND TOOL OR MACHINE IN USE 37 42 27
HAND TOOL, UTENSIL;NOT POWERED 57 56 43
HOLDING OR CARRYING 576 498 279
INTO OPENING 10 13 13
JUMPING 33 33 25
LIFTING 1618 1575 1484
MACHINE OR MACHINERY 98 114 80
MOTOR VEHICLE 44 30 35
MOTOR VEHICLE NOC. 61 79 53
MOVING PARTS OF MACHINE 23 20 2
OBJECT BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED 233 237 201
OBJECT HANDLED 84 85 56
OBJECT HANDLED BY OTHERS 34 27 21
ON ICE OR SNOW 206 190 306
ON SAME LEVEL 235 253 308
ON STAIRS 146 133 151
OTHER 809 602 494
OTHER THAN PHYSICAL CAUSE OF INJURY 7 6 3
PERSON - FELLOW WORKER/PATIENT (NOT IN ACT OF A CRIME) 400 346 339
PERSON IN THE ACT OF A CRIME (ROBBERY/CRIMINAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT) 66 62 69
POWERED HAND TOOL, APPLIANCE 45 42 36
PUSHING OR PULLING 448 422 423
RADIATION 0 0 1
REACHING 159 157 166
REPETITIVE MOTION 392 341 283
RUBBED OR ABRADED. NOC. 7 2 3
SANDING, SCRAPING, CLEANING OPERATIONS 2 2 1
SLIPPED, DID NOT FALL 95 91 79
STATIONARY OBJECT 87 123 100
STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS 39 33 33
STEPPING ON SHARP OBJECT 9 5 4
STRAIN OR INJURY BY, NOC 1130 1165 978
STRIKING AGAINST OR STEPPING ON, NOC. 92 114 59
STRUCK OR INJURED BY, NOC. 86 129 90
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES 6 7 4
TWISTING 116 137 130
USING TOOL OR MACHINE 91 86 89
VEHICLE UPSET 22 20 20
WELDING OPERATIONS 29 31 17
WIELDING OR THROWING 17 28 22
Total 9741 9266 8251