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Safety Stats
I came by these Statistics curtesy of Paul Mavor on the Australian Paintball site. Check it out. These Statistics were origionally supplied by the IPPA.
If you are interested in other Paintball Statistics, then visit out the Paintball Stats page.
INJURY STATISTICS AT HOME, AT WORK, AT PLAYC
SPORTS ACCIDENTS1
Yearly Injuries2 Per 1,000 Sport Participants
| Archery 0.66 |
PAINTBALL GAMES 0.31 |
Baseball 27.67 |
| Basketball 22.04 |
Bicycle Riding 11.30 |
Boating 0.92 |
| Bowling 0.50 |
Boxing 11.34 |
Fishing 1.37 |
| Football 27.50 |
Golf 1.13 |
Gymnastics 7.13 |
| Hockey 12.46 |
Ice Skating 2.79 |
Racquetball 2.53 |
| Rugby 23.14 |
Soccer 10.54 |
Snow Skiing 3.44 |
| Snowmobiling 2.86 |
Swimming 1.30 |
Tennis 1.09 |
| Volleyball 4.43 |
Water Skiing 1.90 | Wrestling 27.37 |
| Handball 2.42 | Lacrosse 223.79 | |
Running(NSC '87) Miles per week:
| 0-19 | 294 |
| 20-29 | 384 |
| 30-39 | 461.00 |
OTHER ACCIDENTS1
INJURIES2 PER 1,000 PERSONS PER YEAR
| Home | 93 |
| Street | 33 |
| Moving Motor Vehicles | 26 |
| Work Place | 61 |
- Source: National Safety Council 1988
- Injury is defined as one which results in some degree of permanent impairment, or renders the injured person unable to effectively perform his or her regular duties or activities for at least one full day beyond the date of the injury
- Source: Control Systems Inc. , administrator of paintball game accident insurance plan for air gun game operators.