Key facts about the workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into eight groups. The three largest employing groups are:
- Building installation services
- Residential building construction
- Building completion services
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 744 injuries across the industry in 2022.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 14.4 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 14.4 is 30% higher than the state average of 10.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 30% higher in 2022 than ten years ago.
There have been 10 work related deaths in the industry in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Land development and site preparation services reported the highest serious injury frequency rate at 25 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Bricklayers, carpenters and joiners with 22% of the total and
- Miscellaneous labourers with 17% of the total
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2022, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Being hit by moving objects