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Injury Trend by WSPS Sectors WSPS members comprise 154,000 employers in Ontario's agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors 1 , representing a workforce of 3.9 million 2 . 1 WSIB Enterprise Information Warehouse, March 2012 2 Based on Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, December 2012 Number of Injuries by WSPS Sub-Sector in 2012 The total number of employees that experienced an incident at work that resulted in either a lost time or no lost time injury claim in 2012 are shown for each sub-sector. The number of injuries in each sub-sector generally reflects the size of the workforce. The retail, wholesale and office sub- sector had the largest number of lost time injuries and also has the largest number of employees. Lost Time and Total Injury Rates by WSPS Sub-Sector in 2012 The lost time and total injury rates are a ratio of the number of injuries reported in 2012 per 100 employees (full time equivalent). The rate of injuries in each sub-sector generally reflects the risk in the workplace. Agriculture has the highest lost time injury rate, while vehicle and industrial equipment manufacturing has the highest total injury rate, indicating the level of risk to be controlled in these two sub-sectors. AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE SECTORS TREND TOWARD ZERO Workplace Safety & Prevention Services 2012 Annual Report 16

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