During the fourth quarter of 2008, four lost-time injuries were reported for our Norwegian operations, giving an injury rate of 2.0 for the quarter, compared with 2.9 for the fourth quarter of 2007. For the year as a whole, the injury rate was 2.9, as against 4.9 in 2007.
The fourth quarter injury rate for our Swedish operations was 8.2, as against 19.1 for the same quarter of 2007. For the year as a whole, the injury rate was 7.8, compared with 9.5 in 2007. In the Danish operations, the injury rate for the quarter was 16.5, as against 23.0 in the same quarter the year before, giving an annual injury rate of 9.2 for 2008, as against 15.3 for 2007.
In total, this gives an injury rate for our Scandinavian operations of 4.5 for 2008, as against 7.0 in 2007.
Sickness absence among skilled workers in Norway was
6.8 per cent at the end of the fourth quarter, compared with
6.4 per cent at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007. Sickness absence for all employees in Norway was 5.3 per cent at the end of the fourth quarter, as against 5.2 per cent the previous year.
In Sweden, sickness absence among skilled workers for the fourth quarter stood at 3.9 per cent, as against 4.5 per cent the previous year. Sickness absence for all employees was
2.8 per cent, compared with 3.3 per cent at the end of 2007.
In Denmark, sickness absence among skilled workers was
3.1 per cent for the fourth quarter, as against 5.1 per cent the previous year. Sickness absence for all employees was
2.2 per cent, compared with 3.3 per cent at the end of 2007.
