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Accidental Electrocution Data
Australia & New Zealand 1998/99
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FATAL ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS 1998/99
| Region: |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
Aust |
NZ |
TOTAL |
| Fatalities: |
0 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
10 |
47 |
| |
AUSTRALIA |
NEW ZEALAND |
TOTAL |
| TOTALS: |
37 |
10 |
47 |
TOTAL ELECTRICAL FATALITIES 1992/93 – 1998/99
| YEAR |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
Aust |
NZ |
TOTALS |
| 1998/99 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
10 |
47 |
| 1997/98 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
38 |
3 |
41 |
| 1996/97 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
46 |
12 |
58 |
| 1995/96 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4f |
10 |
6 |
44 |
3 |
47 |
| 1995 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
41 |
5 |
46 |
| 1994 |
1 |
23 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
49 |
5 |
54 |
| 1993 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
49 |
6 |
55 |
| 1992 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
52 |
7 |
59 |
Notes :
1. Data prior to 1995/96 is on a calendar year basis.
2. Electrocutions due to suicide or on traction systems, mining sites & ships are not included. |
| REGION |
POP’N |
ELECTROCUTIONS |
FATALITIES per 1,000,000 |
| |
1998 |
1995
/96 |
1996
/97 |
1997
/98 |
1998
/99 |
1995
/96 |
1996
/97 |
1997
/98 |
1998
/99 |
| ACT |
308,700 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| NSW |
6,384,300 |
13 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
2.10 |
1.43 |
2.69 |
1.41 |
| NT |
191,400 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
10.69 |
0.00 |
10.45 |
| QLD |
3,485,200 |
9 |
20 |
11 |
11 |
2.70 |
5.88 |
3.16 |
3.16 |
| SA |
1,490,400 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1.36 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
2.01 |
| TAS |
471,100 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8.43 |
0.00 |
2.10 |
0.00 |
| VIC |
4,689,800 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
2.19 |
1.74 |
0.87 |
1.49 |
| WA |
1,847,800 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3.40 |
2.78 |
1.65 |
2.71 |
| Aust |
18,871,800 |
44 |
46 |
38 |
37 |
2.40 |
2.48 |
2.03 |
1.96 |
| NZ |
3,804,000 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
10 |
0.82 |
3.23 |
0.81 |
2.639 |
| TOTALS |
22,675,800 |
47 |
58 |
41 |
47 |
2.14 |
2.61 |
1.83 |
2.07 |
SUMMARY OF erac electrical FATALITY accident report 1998/99
| ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTOR / SUPPLY AUTHORITY EQUIPMENT |
| |
NSW |
VIC |
SA |
WA |
QLD |
TAS |
| |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
| Overhead Line |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
| Underground Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Substation/Switchyard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
| I.W = Industry Worker G.P = General Public |
| |
NT |
ACT |
NZ |
TOTAL |
| |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
Overhead Line |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Underground Service |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Substation/Switchyard |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
1 |
|
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
| I.W = Industry Worker G.P = General Public |
| CONSUMER INSTALLATION OR EQUIPMENT |
| |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
VICTORIA |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
| |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
| Work practice |
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Installation Failure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Failure Deterioration of Equipment or Wiring |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Misuse/Interference with Equipment or Wiring |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
| Total |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Install = Installation Consumer = Consumer Equipment (Appliances and Accessories) |
| |
QUEENSLAND |
TASMANIA |
NORTHERN TERRITORY |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY |
| |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
| Work practice |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Installation Failure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Failure Deterioration of Equipment or Wiring |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Misuse/Interference with Equipment or Wiring |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| Total |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| Install = Installation Consumer = Consumer Equipment (Appliances and Accessories) |
| |
NEW ZEALAND |
TOTAL |
| |
Install |
Consumer |
Install |
Consumer |
| Work practice |
1 |
|
9 |
2 |
| Installation Failure |
|
|
1 |
|
| Other |
|
|
1 |
|
| Failure Deterioration of Equipment or Wiring |
|
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Misuse/Interference with Equipment or Wiring |
|
4 |
2 |
8 |
| Total |
1 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
| Install = Installation Consumer = Consumer Equipment (Appliances and Accessories) |
| OTHER (NOT CLASSIFIED) |
| |
NSW |
VIC |
SA |
WA |
QLD |
TAS |
| |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
| Generators/Inverters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
| |
NT |
ACT |
NZ |
TOTAL |
| |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
I.W |
G.P |
| Generators/Inverters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| I.W = Industry Worker G.P = General Public |
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