CHAPTER Ill, SECTION 5

FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT RATES AT PPG
- A COMPARISON JULY 1954 THRU JUNE 30, 1956

ALL OTHER ALO

HOLMES & NARVER, INC.
MONTH

MAN-HOURS

FREQUENCY

15,59

8
5

74

254, 000
203,000

189, 500

5,23
2.77

11, 62

Oct.

. 00

00

208, 000

13. 94

Nov.

5.23

78

189, 000

11. 26

Dec.

5. 83

33

169, 000

2.57

July 1954
Aug.

Sept.

Jan.

1955

FREQUENCY
7.78
4.85

SEVERITY

CONTRACTORS

9. 80

30

239, 000

14,95

Feb.

4.75

19

208, 000

2.88

Mar.

4.74

5

208, 000

3.41

Apr.

7.58

22738

261,000

9.07

. 00

00

254, 000

12. 31

436,000

1.91

May

June

July
Aug.

4.40

13

225,000

5.51
. 00

102
41

Oct.

7. 83

26

383,000

8. 50

Nov.

2. 35

16

426,000

2.01

Sept.

2.29

Dec.

14

363,000
317, 000

6.69

4, 82
2.47

1.71

7

584,000

1.55

1.77

11

489,000

5.19

Feb.
Mar.

1.77
6.07

8. 68

ll
15

2629

565,000
988, 000

691,000

5.27
7.67

May

5. 96

13

671,000

6. 82

June

9.15

53

655, 500

Jan.

1956

Apr.

FREQUENCY: Disabling injuries per million man-hours worked.
SEVERITY:

Days charged per million man-hours worked.
Table 3-3.

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Frequency aud Severity of Accidents

8.78

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