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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableACCKIND
LabelType of Accident
Question text Please could you describe how the accident happened? 1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined 2 Hit by a moving, flying or falling object 3 Hit by a moving vehicle 4 Strain/sprain 5 Superficial (inc. bruising, abrasions, scratches, foreign body in eye) 6 Lacerations/open wounds 7 Loss of sight (temporary or permanent) 8 Chemical or hot metal burn to the eyeball, or any penetrating injury to the eyeball (not the eye area of the face generally) 9 Burns/scalds (not to the eye) 10 Lack of oxygen (asphyxia) or poisoning 11 Other type of injury
Responses
1 Contact with moving machinery 51
2 Hit by moving, flying or falling object 41
3 Hit by a moving vehicle 54
4 Hit something fixed or stationary 27
5 Injured handling, lifting or carrying 156
6 Slipped, tripped or fell on same level 129
7 Fell from a height 52
8 Trapped by sthing collapsing overtng 13
9 Drowned or asphyxiated 0
10 Expd to, or in contact w., harmful subs 10
11 Exposed to fire 6
12 Exposed to an explosion 1
13 Contact w. electy or elec. dischge 2
14 Injured by an animal 15
15 Physically assaulted by a person 49
16 Another kind of accident 143
-9 Does not apply 87775
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsChoose the response which best describes how the accident occurred. This may not be the first on the list. You should check your decision with the respondent if you are not sure.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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