FOR 1981 PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT. WORK DEATHS DECREASED

The 1981 accident death total was approximately 99,500, a five percent decrease from 1980. Motor vehicle accidents in 1981 were responsible for 51 per cent of the death total. This article gives preliminary statistical data on: Death totals; Disabling work injuries; Incidence rates; Accident costs; Fire losses; Total average employment; Off-the-job accidents; Time loss; Industrial commission records; Accident deaths. Two charts are included: Work Death Rates 1971-1981 with percentage of change (by industry groups) and The National Accident Fatality Toll 1980-1981 with percentage of change (all accidents).