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Ministry of
Labour
Focus: PPE and Age.
• For the older age groups, not wearing PPE
was a more common factor than wearing
PPE improperly.
– Not wearing PPE was a factor in 6 of 9 fatalities that
occurred in the 65+ age group.
– Wearing PPE improperly was a factor in only 1 of the 16
fatalities
that occurred in 55-64 age group.
• For the younger age groups, wearing PPE
improperly was more common.
– Wearing PPE improperly was a factor in 4 of the 8
fatalities that occurred in the 15-24 age group ("young
workers")
Age Group
Number of Fall
Fatalities in the
Age Group
Fatalities where
"Not Wearing
PPE"
was a factor
Fatalities where
"Wearing PPE
Improperly"
was a factor
15-24
8
2
(25.0%)
4
(50.0%)
25-34
15
6
(40.0%)
7
(46.7%)
35-44
20
9
(45.0%)
7
(35.0%)
45-54
24
8
(33.3%)
5
(20.8%)
55-64
16
8
(50.0%)
1
(6.3%)
65+
9
6
(66.7%)
0
(0.0%)
Total
92
39
(42.4%)
24
(26.1%)
