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Wholesale Trade snapshot 2023

Key facts about injury numbers

There were 252 injuries across the industry in 2023.

119 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 10.4 serious injuries per million hours worked.

The serious injury frequency rate of 10.4 is 1% lower than the state average of 10.6.

The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 46% higher in 2023 than ten years ago.

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:

  • Body stressing
  • Being hit by moving objects
  • Falls, slips and trips
Last updated: 26 March 2025
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