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Canadian glass construction injury statistics
February 20, 2013 By Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada
The Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada is a national
resource resource for information about worker's compensation. Glass Canada
obtained the following statistics from the AWCBC. Note that the
information is organized by NAICS code, so "wooden door and window
industry" includes vinyl window and door system fabricators.
The Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada is a national resource resource for information about worker's compensation. Glass Canada obtained the following statistics from the AWCBC. Note that the information is organized by NAICS code, so "wooden door and window industry" includes vinyl window and door system fabricators.
Total time-loss injuries in Canada in 2011: 249,511
Total time-loss injuries in Canada in 2011 in glass industry: 1,143
(Includes three categories: wooden door and window industry, metal door and window industry, glass and glazing industry)
Top 10 types of injury among three glass industry categories
| Overexertion in lifting | 148 |
| Overexertion | 87 |
| Struck by object | 58 |
| Struck by falling object | 55 |
| Struck by slipping handheld object | 54 |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 53 |
| Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface | 51 |
| Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting | 44 |
| Struck against object | 33 |
| Overexertion in manipulating objects | 31 |
Wooden door and window industry
Total time-loss injuries in 2011: 424
Top 10 types of injury in wooden door and window industry
| Overexertion in lifting | 52 |
| Overexertion | 27 |
| Struck by object | 24 |
| Struck by falling object | 21 |
| Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting | 20 |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 20 |
| Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface | 16 |
| Struck against moving object | 15 |
| Struck by slipping handheld object | 15 |
| Struck against object | 12 |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 12 |
Metal door and window industry
Total time-loss injuries in 2011: 360
Top 10 types of injury in metal door and window industry
| Overexertion in lifting | 46 |
| Overexertion | 30 |
| Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface | 21 |
| Struck by slipping handheld object | 19 |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 15 |
| Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting | 14 |
| Struck by falling object / Struck by object | 13 |
| Struck against stationary object / Overexertion in pulling or pushing objects |
12 |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects / Overexertion in carrying, turning, or wielding objects |
11 |
| Struck against object | 8 |
Glass and glazing work
Total time-loss injuries in 2011: 359
Top 10 types of injury in glass and glazing work
| Overexertion in lifting | 50 |
| Overexertion | 30 |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 18 |
| Struck by object | 21 |
| Struck by falling object | 21 |
| Struck by slipping handheld object | 20 |
| Fall to floor, walkway, or other surface | 14 |
| Struck against object | 13 |
| Fall from ladder | 10 |
| Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting | 10 |
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