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Table XV—Accidents in Factories, Calendar Year 1948, by Age-groups*

Table XVI—Accidents in Factories, Calendar Year 1948, by Cause of Accident*

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Age-group. Number of Accidents. | To Males. To Females. Total. Under 16 41 7 48 16 to 20 1,061 i 84 1,145 21 to 24 1,241 ! 63 1,304 25 to 34 .. 2,031 | 51 I • 2,082 35 to 44 .. 1,608 58 1,666 45 to 54 986 51 ! 1,037 55 and over 576 17 593 Not stated 238 9 247 Total 7,782 | | 340 8,122 4 * These are preliminary figures only, and include 597 accidents in " bush undertakings " reported under the Bush Workers Act, 1845. " Factory " accidents numbered 7,525. Source: Census and Statistics Department.

Cause. Number of Accide: 1946. | 1947. nts. 1948. Percentage Change, 1947 to "1948. Fixed machinery 1,161 1,277 1,767 + 38 Vehicles 54 126 139 + io Explosions and fires 190 192 207 + 8 Poisonous and corrosive substances 170 128 143 + 12 Electricity 12 15 22 + 47 Fall of persons 460 497 633 + 27 Stepping on or striking against fixed objects 319 353 367 + 4 Falling on otherwise moving objects 168 219 231 + 5 Falls of earth 2 2 5 + 150 Handling of objects 2,203 2,366 2,743 + 16 Hand-tools 1,353 1,563 1,501 - 4 Animals 36 Miscellaneous 296 425 328 — 23 Total .. 6,388 7,163 8,122 + 13 * These are preliminary figures only. The 1948 figures include 597 accidents in " bush undertakings " reported under the Bush Workers Act, 1945. " Factory." accidents numbered 7,525. Source: Census and Statistics Department.

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