Home duties fatal incidents—mechanism by age of injured person, Australia, 1989–92 inclusive; values are percent
| Age (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism | 15–34 (n=58) | 35–54 (n=58) | 55–74 (n=110) | 75+ (n=70) | Total (n=296) |
| Fall: from a height | 5.2 | 19.0 | 41.8 | 34.3 | 28.4 |
| Fall: same level | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 4.4 |
| Hit by falling object | 12.1 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 12.2 |
| Bitten/hit by animal | 1.7 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Hit by moving object | 8.6 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Contact heat or cold | 15.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 27.1 | 12.2 |
| Contact electricity | 44.8 | 31.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 19.3 |
| Rollover | 5.2 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Other | 5.2 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |