OVERVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR RELEVANT ASPECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY MR. ENRIQUE MACIN PANIAGUA June 16, 2003 OVERVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

OBJECTIVE: DESCRIBE THE STATUS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED INDUSTRIES IN ORDER TO PRESENT A GENERAL ASSESMENT BASED ON THE IMPACT OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS FILED WITH THE MEXICAN SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE [IMSS] AND THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, MEASURED IN DAYS MISSED, CASES OF PERMANENT DISABILITY, AND DEATHS

CONTENTS: 1.GENERAL MANUFACTURING DATA 2.DATA ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 1.SUB-SECTORS STUDIED: NUMBER OF COMPANIES AND NUMBER OF WORKERS. 2.IMPACT: CASES OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS 3.MAIN TYPES OF INJURY 4.CASES OF PERMANENT DISABILITY 5.DEATHS 3.CONCLUSIONS MEXICAN SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE

MANUFACTURING: MACHINE-ASSISTED OR MANUAL WORK CARRIED OUT TO MASS PRODUCE AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT

GROUP 38. CONSTRUCTION, REBUILDING AND ASSEMBLY OF TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND PARTS FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIP.

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS ,174355,708363,093 WORKERS 1,8591,8631,794 EMPLOYERS CATEGORY

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS WORKERS’ COMP. CLAIMS TOTAL WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS 7,1476,0315,85619,034 ACCIDENTS EN ROUTE TO WORK 3,1682,8633,0849,115 WORK-RELATED ILLNESSES ,749 T O T A L10,8339,5179,54829,898

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY MAIN TYPES OF INJURIES CAUSE WRIST AND HAND INJURIES1,4241,1711,075 SUPERFICIAL TRAUMA TO THE WRIST AND HAND DISLOCATED, SPRAINED, OR TWISTED ANKLE FRACTURED WRIST OR HAND DISLOCATED, SPRAINED, OR TWISTED BACK

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CASES OF PERMANENT DISABILITY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS TOTAL WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS ,285 ACCIDENTS EN ROUTE TO WORK WORK-RELATED ILLNESS ,764 TOTAL1,0551,0851,0303,170

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY DEATHS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS TOTAL WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTS EN ROUTE TO WORK WORK-RELATED ILLNESS 1--1 TOTAL

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CONCLUSIONS

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS Frequency Rate Work-related Accidents per 100 Workers Accidents en route to work per 1,000 Workers Work-related Illnesses per 1,000 Workers Workers’ comp. claims per 100 Workers

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CASES OF PERMANENT DISABILITY Frequency Rate Work-related Accidents per 10,000 Workers Accidents en route to work per 10,000 Workers Work-related Illnesses per 10,000 Workers Workers’ Comp. Claims per 10,000 Workers

AUTOMOBILE SECTOR PERMANENT [sic] DEATHS Frequency Rate Work-related Accidents per 100,000 Workers Accidents en route to work per 100,000 Workers 2.24 Work-related Illnesses per 100,000 Workers Workers’ Comp. Claims per 100,000 Workers

Companies, Workers, Workers’ Comp. Claims, 2002 Annual Figures. Source: Workplace Health Office. Form SUI55/ST-5. (1) Valid Coverage Office. January Report (2) Budget, Accounting and Financial Analysis Office. Monthly Eligible Population Report. January - December 2002.

Annual 2002 Figures. Frequency Rate Nation. Total Automoti. Industry Work-related Accidents per 100 Workers Accidents en route to work per 1,000 Workers Work-related Illnesses per 10,000 Workers Workers’ Claims per 100 Workers Accidents and Work-related Illnesses per 100 Workers