Table 3

Study population , incidence of notified accidents, incidence of injuries causing payment of disability compensation, and fatal accidents by type of ship

All identified accidentsAccidents causing permanent injury of 5% or moreFatal accidents
Ship typeEmployment periodsDays at seaAccidents (n)Accident rate/10000 daysAccidents (n)Accident rate/10000 daysAccidents (n)Accident rate/10000 days
Container ships2322320479392971.45170.0830.015
Dry cargo1660716721182651.58300.1830.018
Coasters1821622600143171.40600.27100.044
Roll on roll off45125186431482.85150.2920.039
Passenger ships2285816938814462.63160.0910.006
Tankers (oil, chemical)1704614776572711.83310.2110.007
Tankers, gas7409735089630.86100.1420.027
Other ships174139687161861.92300.3150.052
Total1272841137405719931.752090.18270.024