Cases of Occupational Injuries by Major Occupation Group, Temporary Incapacity, Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
Description
Definition
Case of Temporary Incapacity for Work - refers to an injured person who was unable to work from the day after the day of the accident but:
- was able to perform again the normal duties of work in the job or position occupied at the time of the occupational accident causing the injury
- will be able to perform the same job but his/her total absence from work is expected not to exceed a year from the day of the accident
- did not return to the same job but the reason for changing the job is not related to his/her inability to perform the job at the time of the occupational accident
8: PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS - are those whose task require the knowledge and experience to operate and monitor large scale and often highly automated industrial machinery and equipment.
81: Stationary plant and related operators
82: Machine operators and assemblers
83: Drivers and mobile-plant operators
Universe
Respondent establishments that experienced occupational accidents in calendar year 2000.