Road transport Over the period from 2007 to 2016, there were 439 worker fatalities in the Road transport industry. Of these, the vast majority (92 per cent) occurred in the road freight transport sub-division. The remaining 36 fatalities occurred in the road passenger transport industry, with the majority of these in the taxi and other road transport segment of the industry. In terms of age breakdown, Table 7 shows that workers aged between 45 and 54 accounted for the largest proportion of fatalities in this industry (123 out of 439), closely followed by workers aged 55 to 64 (114 fatalities) and workers aged 35 to 44 (108 fatalities). Table Worker fatalities: Road transport industry sub-divisions by age group, 2007 to 2016 (combined) Industry sub-divisions Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 & over Total Road freight transport 19 45 104 119 98 18 403 Road passenger transport 1 4 4 4 16 7 36 Taxi and other road transport .. 3 3 1 8 6 21 Urban bus transport .. 1 1 2 5 .. 9 (including tramway) Interurban and bus transport 1 .. .. 1 3 1 6 Road transport Total 20 49 108 123 114 25 439 – As in Table 8 below, the vast majority of fatalities in the Road transport industry over the 10 years to 2016 were due to vehicle collisions 314 in the road freight transport industry and 24 in the road – passenger transport industry. Being hit by moving objects (27 fatalities) was the next highest mechanism for the road freight transport industry, compared with being trapped by moving machinery (5 fatalities) for the road passenger transport industry. Table Worker fatalities: Road transport industry sub-divisions by mechanism of incident, 2007 to 2016 (combined) Industry sub-division Mechanism No. of fatalities % of fatalities Road freight transport 403 92% Vehicle collision 314 72% Being hit by moving objects 27 6% hit by falling objects 17 4% Falls from a height 11 3% Being trapped between stationary and moving objects 10 2% Other mechanisms 24 5% Road passenger transport 36 8% Vehicle collision 24 5% trapped by moving machinery 5 1% Being hit by moving objects 4 1% Being assaulted by a person or persons 3 1%
Road transport Over the period from 2007 to 2016, there were 439 worker fatalities in the Road transport industry. Of these, the vast majority (92 per cent) occurred in the road freight transport sub-division. The remaining 36 fatalities occurred in the road passenger transport industry, with the majority of these in the taxi and other road transport segment of the industry. In terms of age breakdown, Table 7 shows that workers aged between 45 and 54 accounted for the largest proportion of fatalities in this industry (123 out of 439), closely followed by workers aged 55 to 64 (114 fatalities) and workers aged 35 to 44 (108 fatalities). Table Worker fatalities: Road transport industry sub-divisions by age group, 2007 to 2016 (combined) Industry sub-divisions Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 & over Total Road freight transport 19 45 104 119 98 18 403 Road passenger transport 1 4 4 4 16 7 36 Taxi and other road transport .. 3 3 1 8 6 21 Urban bus transport (including tramway) .. 1 1 2 5 .. 9 Interurban and bus transport 1 .. .. 1 3 1 6 Road transport – Total 20 49 108 123 114 25 439 As in Table 8 below, the vast majority of fatalities in the Road transport industry over the 10 years to 2016 were due to vehicle collisions – 314 in the road freight transport industry and 24 in the road passenger transport industry. Being hit by moving objects (27 fatalities) was the next highest mechanism for the road freight transport industry, compared with being trapped by moving machinery (5 fatalities) for the road passenger transport industry. Table Worker fatalities: Road transport industry sub-divisions by mechanism of incident, 2007 to 2016 (combined) Industry sub-division Mechanism No. of fatalities % of fatalities Road freight transport 403 92% Vehicle collision 314 72% Being hit by moving objects 27 6% hit by falling objects 17 4% Falls from a height 11 3% Being trapped between stationary and moving objects 10 2% Other mechanisms 24 5% Road passenger transport 36 8% Vehicle collision 24 5% trapped by moving machinery 5 1% Being hit by moving objects 4 1% Being assaulted by a person or persons 3 1%
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