Environmental, Health and Safety Services

Accident Data

Fiscal Year 2011-2012 (by cause and frequency)

Percent (%)
Number of Incidences
Cause Category
Available Resources
22%
172
Cut/Puncture (hand tool, utensil, broken glass, needle, other object, etc.) PPE Program
17%
132
Slips/Trips/Falls (stairs, ladders, scaffolds, openings, liquids, ice/snow, from height, other) Ladder Safety, ScaffoldingFall Protection
13%
100
Strain/Sprain (lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, repetitive motion, etc.) Ergonomics
17%
132
Impact (strike against, struck by, caught in or between, collision with fixed object, object handled, etc.) PPE Program, Lockout/Tagout Program
10%
73
Burns (hot surface, liquid, chemical, steam, etc.) PPE Program
14%
106
Miscellaneous (not otherwise classified) Chemical Safety, Haz Com Program
1%
11
Vehicle (accident)  
100%
771