MAJOR AND MINOR INDUSTRY GROUPTotalFatalNon-Fatal
TotalPermanent IncapacityTemporary Incapacity
200730,7905312,37311512,259
200923,548.0022.009,823.0064.009,760.00
201124,9693610,3089410,214
Gleowyne CastroOCCHSAF
TOTAL CASES OF INJURIES WITH AND WITHOUT WORK DAYS LOST BY MAJOR
INDUSTRY GROUP (MANUFACTURING)
The data shows the number of injuries that occurred during the
years 2007, 2009 and 2011 for the Manufacturing Industry. For 2007,
there were a total of 30,790 injuries, having 53 of which being
fatal. Fatal means that death was caused by an industrial accident.
On the other hand, in 2007, there were a total of 12, 373 non-fatal
injuries. 115 of them being permanent incapacity and 12, 259 of
them being temporary incapacity. Permanent Incapacity is a
disability, which permanently incapacitates an employee from
engaging in any occupation. Temporary Incapacity is a disability,
which does not result to. It only causes absences for a fixed
period of time.
In the graph it can be seen that 2007 had the most number of
injuries that occurred. A more concise analysis would have been
possible if only there were more data available. The survey used
for this was only conducted every 2 years, as seen in the graph.
There is no available data for the years 2008, 2010 and 2012
onwards. The survey used was gathered from The Occupation Injuries
Survey (OIS). The agency responsible for this survey is the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
It is important that these events be avoided. Accidents and
injuries may cost employers lost business opportunities,
productivity losses, salary of the absent injured employee,
reimbursed expenses due to injury, repair or replacement costs,
insurance changes and legal costs and other additional training or
supervisory costs. Employees, on the other hand, also have costs
including loss of salary, loss of overtime payments, lost savings
and pay differences from any employer.
To decrease the number of industrial injuries, the problem must
be tackled systematically to create an awareness of health and
safety in society and at work. This involves improving the sources
of information and research into the causes of industrial
accidents. It also involves increasing social awareness by
demonstrating the advantages of accident prevention, increasing the
training of workers, technicians and employers, monitoring and
controlling strictly compliance with the labor regulations and
evaluating the prevention measures that are adopted
REFERENCE:
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Research_Publications/The_costs_and_effects_of_workplace_accidents_-_Twenty_case_studies_from_Ireland.pdf
Table 13.1: TOTAL CASES OF INJURIES WITH AND WITHOUT WORK DAYS
LOST BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP, PHILIPPINES 2007 (PDF FILE):
Available at:
http://labstat.psa.gov.ph/PUBLICATIONS/Industry%20Yearbook/Philippine%20Industry%20Yearbook%20of%20Labor%20Statistics.html
Table 13.1: TOTAL CASES OF INJURIES WITH AND WITHOUT WORK DAYS
LOST BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP, PHILIPPINES 2009 (PDF FILE):
Available at:
http://labstat.psa.gov.ph/PUBLICATIONS/Industry%20Yearbook/Philippine%20Industry%20Yearbook%20of%20Labor%20Statistics.html
Table 13.1: TOTAL CASES OF INJURIES WITH AND WITHOUT WORK DAYS
LOST BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP, PHILIPPINES 2011 (PDF FILE):
Available at:
http://labstat.psa.gov.ph/PUBLICATIONS/Industry%20Yearbook/Philippine%20Industry%20Yearbook%20of%20Labor%20Statistics.html
