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Table 2 Casualty breakdown by explosion types [n(%)]

From: Incidence, casualties and risk characteristics of civilian explosion blast injury in China: 2000—2017 data from the state Administration of Work Safety

Explosive types

Number of accidents

Total casualty

Patients with severe injuries

Patients with minor injuries

Deaths

Missing

Coal mine gas

1029 (49.0)

14,360(48.5)

1641(26.8)

2191(33.7)

9620(60.9)

908(78.7)

Fireworks

323 (15.4)

3945(13.3)

907(14.8)

1105(17.0)

1857(11.8)

76(6.6)

Explosive blasting agent

187 (8.9)

2970(10.0)

683(11.1)

937(14.4)

1286(8.1)

64(5.5)

Chemical product

158 (7.5)

2897(9.8)

583(9.5)

1280(19.7)

992(6.3)

42(3.6)

High pressure equipment

112 (5.3)

919(3.1)

333(5.4)

130(2.0)

449(2.8)

7(0.6)

Flammable explosive

260 (12.4)

4260(14.4)

1921(31.3)

816(12.5)

1468(9.3)

55(4.8)

Other

29 (1.4)

228(0.8)

62(1.0)

48(0.7)

116(0.7)

2(0.2)