2021-22 Work health and safety statistics - Construction

Key injury claims information

This infographic shows there were a total of 2381 workers compensation claims in the Northern Territory for the year 2021-22. 11.8% of those claims were in Construction and 24.8% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows total workers compensation claims for Construction resulted in 471 total lost time in weeks and $4,837,060 was paid in benefits. * Claims where the worker needed at least one week of 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, 12.8% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 30.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 31.9% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 24.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 20.2% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 26.2% of those claims were for a serious injury. 18.4% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 21.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 13.5% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 18.5% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 3.2% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 43.7% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph, 90.8% of injured workers were male, with 26.5% seriously injured, and 9.2% of injured workers were female, with 7.6% seriously injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 14.3% of Construction serious injury claims were made by carpentry and joinery tradespersons; 8.6% by plumbers and construction; and plumber assistants (also 8.6%).

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 22.9% of Construction serious injury claims were from electrical services; 18.6% from non-residential building construction; and 10% from residential building construction.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Construction claims were 24.3% being hit by moving objects; 22.9% hitting objects with a part of the body; 20% falls, trips and slips of a person; and body stressing (also 20%).

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • The main three injury groups resulting from being hit by moving objects were:

    This infographic shows the main three injury groups resulting from being hit by moving objects were 41.2% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 29.4% fractures; and 11.8% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being hit by moving object (41.2%)
    • Being hit by falling object (29.4%)
    • Being trapped between stationary and moving object (17.6%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (41.2%)
    • Eye (unspecified) (11.8%)
    • Hand (11.8%)

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

  • The main three injury groups resulting from hitting objects with a part of the body were:

    This infographic shows the main three injury groups resulting from hitting objects with a part of the body were 62.5% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 18.8% skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases; and and 12.5% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Hitting moving objects (56.3%)
    • Hitting stationary objects (37.5%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (31.3%)
    • Thumb (25.0%)
    • Hand (25.0%)

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

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

    This infographic shows the main two injury groups resulting from falls, trips and slips of a person were 50% fractures and 42.9% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls from a height (71.4%)
    • Falls on the same level (28.6%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Knee (21.4%)
    • Ankle (21.4%)
    • Lower leg (14.3%)
    • Elbow (14.3%)

    The infographic shows the knee, ankle, lower leg and elbow were the main body areas injured.

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

    This infographic shows the main three injury groups resulting from body stressing were 64.3% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 14.3% musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury; and digestive system diseases (hernias) (also 14.3%).

    The two main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting
      down objects (71.4%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than
      “lifting, carrying or putting down (21.4%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (42.9%)
    • Abdominal muscles and tendons (21.4%)
    • Shoulder (14.3%)

    The infographic shows the lower back, abdominal muscles and tendons, and shoulder were the main body areas injured.

 

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05 October 2023

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