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Guess the number of ‘visits to casualty’ due to the following items…..

(Source: The Independent, 2006)

• tea cosies

• 37

• curtain pelmets

• 123

• bottle openers

• 185

• cakes and scones

• 493

• watering cans

• 739

• it gets really silly now….

• cardigans

• 964

• trousers

• 5,310

• vegetables

• you won’t believe this….

• 14,149

UK TOP 10 OFFICE INJURIES, UK TOP 10 OFFICE INJURIES, 20042004

10: 10:

air conditioners air conditioners

8 injuries8 injuries

9: 9:

rulers rulers

4040

8: 8:

pens pens

6868

7: 7:

photocopiers photocopiers

497497

6: 6:

vending machines vending machines

547547

5: 5:

computers computers

1,2411,241

4: 4:

staples staples

1,3531,353

3: 3:

desks desks

2,9442,944

2: 2:

chairs chairs

3,5493,549

..and…...and….

..in first place…..in first place…

……causing 17, 459 injuries….causing 17, 459 injuries….

……

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