Key facts about injury numbers
There were 688 injuries across the industry in 2023.
297 of these are classified as serious, after resulting in at least one week of time off work.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 7.3 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 7.3 is 31% lower than the state average of 10.6.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 3% higher in 2023 than ten years ago.
There have been 6 work related deaths in the industry in the last ten years.
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2023, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Mental stress
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips