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Group worldwide1 |
|
German operations2 |
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|
2004 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
| Total number of industrial accidents |
|
1.117 |
|
398 |
|
422 |
|
526 |
| Number of industrial accidents per 1,000 employees |
|
27,0 |
|
25,7 |
|
27,5 |
|
34,4 |
| Number of industrial accidents per one million working hours |
|
17,4 |
|
17,8 |
|
18,7 |
|
24,2 |
| Total number of accident-related working hours lost |
|
120.435 |
|
40.365 |
|
42.834 |
|
54.436 |
| Number of accident-related working hours lost in every one million working hours |
|
1.878 |
|
1.808 |
|
1.903 |
|
2.439 |
| 1) |
Excluding accidents en route to or from work. |
| 2) |
Retrospectively adjusted for the accidents at work in the Refrigeration division which was divested in 2004. |
In German operations, only those industrial accidents 11 subject to mandatory reporting were included. A report must be filed if the injured party is unfit for work for more than three days, is killed in the accident, or is so severely injured that death results. Above and beyond the statutory requirements in the various countries of operation, any industrial accidents resulting in absences of at least one day are reported within the Linde Group. In addition to facilitating international comparisons between our globally operative units, this also ensures increased transparency for the general public.