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Fatal industrial accidents in Canada, by industries, 1932 to 1936, by percentage

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Fatal industrial accidents in Canada, by industries, 1932 to 1936, by percentage
  1932 1933 1934 1935 19361
  %
Agriculture 15.8 13.7 15.4 12.5 11.5
Logging 7.5 11.3 11.6 11.7 12.0
Fishing and trapping 3.1 4.5 4.6 3.8 5.1
Mining, non-ferrous smelting and quarrying 12.6 13.9 14.6 17.5 16.1
Manufacturing 11.9 12.7 10.1 12.7 10.0
Construction 12.7 8.0 11.7 10.0 9.5
Electric light and power 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.1
Transportation and public utilities 20.1 19.9 16.6 18.5 22.2
Trade 5.3 5.9 4.9 4.0 4.0
Service 8.5 7.8 8.4 6.7 8.1
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.4 - 0.1 0.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.