Key facts about injury numbers
There were 180 injuries across the industry in 2022.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 9.7 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 9.7 is 6% lower than the state average of 10.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 2% higher in 2022 than ten years ago.
There have been three work related deaths in the last ten years.
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
- Mental stress