• Structures and surfaces account for 23.3% while machines account for 9.1% for the source in time loss injuries.
  • In Manitoba, 18 workers died on the job in 2009.
  • In Restaurant, Catering sector, 22% of time loss injuries are injuries to the fingers with an additional 13.4% of injuries to the back including spine and spinal cord and another 13.4% to hands/wrists, except fingers.

    Distinctive to this sector is the fact that young workers, 15 to 24 years old, incur 47.2% of the injuries, compared to 17% in all sectors.

    In 2011, there were 22 WCB fatalities in Manitoba, 9 by acute and 13 were by occupational disease.

    The time loss injury rate in 2011 for Manitoba was 3.2.

    In Restaurant, Catering sector 33.2% nature of injury in time loss injuries were due to sprains, strains and tears.

    Structures and surfaces account for 23.3% while machines account for 9.1% for the source in time loss injuries.

    Almost half (47.2%) of injured workers are young workers 15-24 years old.
    In Restaurant, Catering sector 37.2 % of time loss injuries were musculoskeletal injuries.
  • In Manitoba, 19 workers died from occupational disease and became WCB fatalities in 2009.
  • In Manitoba, 18 workers died on the job in 2009.
  • 40% of accommodation and food services time loss injuries were musculoskeletal in 2007.
  • Almost half (45%) of injured workers are 15 to 24 years old
  • In accommodation and food services, 22% of time loss injuries are injuries to the fingers with an additional 18% of injuries to the back including spine and spinal cord and another 15% to hands/wrists, except fingers.
  • Distinctive to this sector is the fact that young workers, 15 to 24 years old, incur 45% of the injuries, compared to 17% in all sectors.
  • The restaurant industry in Manitoba employs approximately 35,000 people, of which 75% are between the ages of 16 and 25.

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