6 industries are responsible for over half of the serious workers’ compensation claims.
The latest statistics for Work Health & Safety show that only 6 industries are responsible for over half of the serious workers’ compensation claims and over 76% of work related traumatic injury fatalities.
These industries are:
- agriculture, forestry and fishing
- public administration and safety
- transport, postal and warehousing
- manufacturing
- health care and social assistance
- construction
Vehicle incidents continue to account for the largest proportion of worker fatalities (42%; 84 fatalities). This is followed by Falls from a height (15%; 29 fatalities), which has increased significantly since the previous year (from 17 fatalities; increasing 71%).
80% of all serious claims involve Body stressing, Falls, slips and trips, Being hit by moving objects, or Mental stress.
Claims for Mental health conditions continued to increase in 2022-23, and now account for 11% of all serious claims. The median time lost from work in these cases is more than 5 times that recorded across all injuries/diseases.