2020-21 Work health and safety statistics - Retail trade

Key injury claims information

This infographic shows there were a total of 2392 workers' compensation claims in the Northern Territory for the year 2020-21. 7.7% of those claims were in Retail trade and 38.3% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows total workers compensation claims for Retail trade resulted in 673 total lost time in weeks and $2,735,975 was paid in benefits.

  • Claims where the worker needed at least one week off due to their injuries are considered serious injuries.

Injury claims by age and gender

The image shows two bar graphs detailing injury claims by age and gender. In the age graph, 17.5% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 34.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 28.4% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 40.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 20.8% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 34.2% of those claims were for a serious injury. 16.4% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 50% of those claims were for a serious injury. 13.1% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 29.2% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 3.8% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 42.9% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph, 61.7% of injured workers were male, 37.2% seriously injured, and 38.3% of injured workers were female, with 40% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 21.4% of Retail trade serious injury claims were made by a Sales Assistant; 12.9% by a Store person; and 10% by a Motor Mechanic.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 21.4% of Retail trade serious injury claims were in Supermarkets and grocery stores and 10% in each of the following three industry sub groups, Takeaway Food retailing; Automotive Repair & Services NEC, and Fresh Meat, Fish and Poultry Retailing.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Retail trade claims were 30% body stressing; 18.6% falls, trips and slips of a person; and 17.1% hitting objects with part of the body.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • The main two injury groups resulting from body stressing were:

    71.4% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 23.8% musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury.

    The main three incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting down objects (57.1%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than lifting, carrying or putting down (23.8%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (19%)

    The main three body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (42.9%)
    • Knee (23.8%)
    • Shoulder (9.5%)

    The infographic shows the shoulders, lower back and knee were the main body areas injured.

  • The main two injury groups resulting from falls, slips and trips of a person were:

    69.2% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 23.1% fractures.

    The main two incident types were:

    • Falls on the same level (76.9%)
    • Falls from a height (23.1%)

    The main three body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (30.8%)
    • Hip (15.4%)
    • Knee (15.4%)

    The infographic shows the ankle, hip and knee were the main body areas injured.

  • The main injury group resulting from hitting objects with a part of the body was:

    66.7% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage.

    The main two incident types were:

    • Hitting moving objects (91.7%)
    • Hitting stationary objects (8.3%)

    The main three body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (33.3%)
    • Thumb (16.7%)
    • Hand (16.7%)

    The infographic shows the fingers, thumb and hand were the main body areas injured.

 

← Agriculture, forestry and fishing 20-21

 
Document type:
Statistics
Topics:
Corporate
Last updated:
13 October 2022

Is there anything wrong with this page?