Key facts about the workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into 14 groups. The three largest employing groups are:
- Supermarket and grocery stores
- Pharmaceutical and other store-based retailing
- Specialised food retailing
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 386 injuries across the industry in 2022.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 6.2 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 6.2 is 40% lower than the state average of 10.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 1% higher in 2022 than ten years ago.
There have been five work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
34% of serious injuries occurred in Supermarket and grocery stores.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Sales assistants and salespersons with 24% of the total and
- Storepersons with 21% 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
- Mental stress
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