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Health and Safety<br />

Executive<br />

Other (16%)<br />

Lower limb (5%)<br />

Hand (6%)<br />

Back,<br />

spine (47%)<br />

Upper limb (11%)<br />

Finger (15%)<br />

Figure 3 Sites of over-three-day injuries caused by handling accidents 2001/02<br />

Agriculture 33.2%<br />

Food products and beverages 36.1%<br />

Textiles 37.3%<br />

Wood and wood products 32.8%<br />

Pulp and paper products 35.6%<br />

Chemicals and chemical products 40.3%<br />

Rubber and plastic products 38.7%<br />

Electrical machinery 43.5%<br />

Construction 34.5%<br />

Wholesale trade 39.4%<br />

Retail trade 39.5%<br />

Air transport 51.6%<br />

Higher education 37.1%<br />

Human health activities 52.3%<br />

Social work activities 40.4%<br />

0 10 20 30 40 50 60<br />

Percentage of handling accidents<br />

Figure 4 Percentage of injuries caused by handling 2001/02<br />

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