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Causes of 40 Table 2.2: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Yard Operatives

Yard operations 2021: 6% of all reportable accidents occurred in the yard
accidents 35 u Handling of Materials s Other Yard Accidents l Falls

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The 2021 statistics, detailed in Tables 2.1, 2.2 and 3, log the number and cause of accidents to NASC 20
operatives as well as third parties and members of the public. 18 17 20
15 15 14
14 12 15
OPERATIVES – OVERALL INJURIES There were 13 falls from height by accidents involving 13 falls from 10 11 8 11 11 11 9
persons during 2021, the same as height, 7 work equipment and 3 falls 5 8 9 7
Of the 89 non-fatal accidents suffered recorded in 2020. of materials. 5 4 6 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
by NASC member operatives during 4 4 3 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3
2021, 16 were recorded as Major The number of falls reported from OPERATIVES – FATALITIES 0 3 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
injuries, with the remaining 73 scaffolds / working platforms at 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
recorded as over 7-days. or above 4m was 2, down from 5 A driver was killed after sustaining
recorded in the last report. multiple injuries in a lorry loader
Manual handling was the most incident. This is currently being Table 3: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Members of the Public,
common cause of injury to operatives, These incidents included operatives investigated by the HSE. 3rd Parties and Operatives
with the 26 injuries reported working in contravention of SG4, falls
accounting for just under one in three from ladders and falls from vehicles. THIRD PARTIES
(29%) of the 2021 total. Members of the public 3rd Party Injuries Operatives
OPERATIVES – MAJOR The causes of these incidents were
In second place came slips and trips falls of materials (2), slips and trips on Fatal Major 7 Day Total Fatal Major 7 Day Total Fatal Major 7 Day Total
on the same level (24). This is the first The total number of Major incidents the same level (1) and fall of a person
fell from 21 in 2020 to 16 last year.
time in 17 years that slips and trips from height (1). FALLS
was not the most common cause of Falls from height by persons and MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Scaffolds 1 1 2 1 3
injury. Other both accounted for 5 of these Working Platforms 1 1 2
incidents, with slips and trips on the There was a single incident involving Ladder 1 3 4
All bar one of these incidents same level responsible for a further 4. a member of the public in 2021,
occurred on site. the same as recorded in 2020. This Fall in yard 2 2
Wagons
The most common cause of these OPERATIVES – 7-DAY incident and those involving third Floor
parties are explored in more depth on
slips and trips was poor ground The most common accidents resulting page 14. Other 1 1 2
conditions such as uneven surfaces, in an absence from work for over SUB TOTAL 1 1 5 8 13
poor house keeping, holes and 7 days were attributed to manual
obstructions due to waste materials handling (26) closely followed by FALLS OF MATERIALS
etc. slips and trips (24). There were also Scaffolds 1 1 2 2
Working Platforms 1 1 1 1
Ladder
Fall in yard
Wagons
Table 2.1: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Site Operatives Breakage i.e. displacement
boards
140 Site operations 2021: 94% of reportable accidents occurred on site Other
u Other Site Operations s Handling of Materials l Falls n Falls of Materials SUB TOTAL 2 2 3 3
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OTHER ACCIDENTS
100 107 Manual Handling 2 24 26
99 Slips and trips on the same
94 91 1 1 1 1 4 20 24
80 84 84 level
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72 70 Harmful Substance
60 53 54 60 60 67 Work equipment 7 7
52 48 40 56 52 56 45 Electricity
40 39 41 45 46 36 32 43 43 41 44 36
29 37 37 26 38 31 Other 1 5 11 17
28 28 32 21 22 25
20 24 25 26 18 23 22 15 23 16 23 11 22 17 19 SUB TOTAL 1 1 1 1 11 61 73
19 9 16 17 5 15 17 13 19 10 16 12 13 11 12 12 TOTAL 1 1 4 4 1 16 73 90
12 11 15 13 10 9 12 4 7 11 9 6 3
0 3
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