e x poser; durjn~ a one year pp.riod ! fro!;} Novc' llIher I. I !IIJtirn•• pto Octobe r 3 1, l Y87 ,. i n e!rvRn Kclenn Une ¥actor ie s,rngiving n rate of HO accidenls per ,i UOU wor k,~r3 yea,.. Ofrnthose who sustained i. ndustria'! accidents, ,!t;1j ('15%) werernmale and 89 125%) temale, l>:ivinR rates 0 1 11.1 accidentsrnper 1000 person years at risk for maieR and 51) Ilccid"ntsrnper 1000 person years at risk for fe males. Y.oun~ mal.:~rnworkers have about twice as mu(;h risk of accidents RS youngrnfemale wo rkers.rnTI,e highest accident rat e occurr ed in those who hud workedrn5 or less ye ~r s and in tho~ r who had elementary "ducat ion.rnThe lowest ,,-ccident rate wn s observed in t.hose who wi thrnliteracy campaign .rn1.he age p: roup 15rnThe h i ghest accident rale occllrrp.d Inrn19 ye~l r8 , whil~ t.he i.ow(':sL r'IlLf"! Wtl.H inrnthe age group. 50 - 54 years. Wide variation in accidentrnrates was noted between various factories.rnMax imum frequenGY of accid",nt" took pl nc r. in t.wo o f I.h",rnAleven factories.rnthe average.rnWhere rates were 8,b times .realer thanrnIH1, by or a~"inRt and fall were the commonest acr.idents.rnH1t by obj ect fallin~ from h e i g ht, was tile thi,·d commorlestrnl ype of acc ident. 'l'hc~e t.ypes t o!{ e th e r e1luRed more I.hanrn'v i jrn~! .) * . tV u ..... . 0 I .. ul t.he' acl.. I J e- IIt.. :=; . f he ('OIllIU()lIe :..i L rcslt j tU Il !. ) I) III r 1 c..:~rn~. oget.h " r ac c 0 un Lcd r o r 6 5, P% of Lil t' to t ,L1 .rnOf the :357 acc ident:;; thi1L o ccurred over the OIl