Recorded fatal and permanently disabling injuries in South African manufacturing industry - Overview, analysis and reflection

► Occupational accidents in South Africa are recorded in an insurance and a legislative system. ► The recordings are not immediately comparable due to scope differences. ► This paper juxtaposes data from both systems and finds they generally are in agreement. ► DOL data may serve as a quick, crude but nevertheless reliable feedback instrument. ► Since mid-1990s the standard of accident reporting has deteriorated, reliable data after 2000 are mostly absent.