2021-22 Work health and safety statistics - Government administration and defence

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. 11.1% of those claims were in Government Administration and Defence and 24.2% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows total workers compensation claims for Government Administration and Defence resulted in 253 total lost time in weeks and $4,009,345 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, 1.9% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 21.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.4% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 25.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 25% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 24.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 27.3% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 27.8% of those claims were for a serious injury. 16.7% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 20.3% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 6.8% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 16.1% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph, 59.8% of injured workers were male, with 28.4% seriously injured, and 40.2% of injured workers were female, with 17.9% seriously injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 18.8% of Government Administration and Defence serious injury claims were made by welfare associate professionals; 12.5% by prison officers; and 6.3% by intermediate inspectors and examiners.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 60.9% of Government Administration and Defence serious injury claims were from state government; and 35.9% from local government.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Government Administration and Defence claims were 26.6% falls, trips and slips of a person; 21.9% body stressing; and 20.3% being hit by moving objects.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • 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 47.1% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; and 41.2% fractures.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls on the same level (71.4%)
    • Falls from a height (23.8%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (28.6%)
    • Knee (19%)

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

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

    This infographic shows the main two injury groups resulting from body stressing were 71.4% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; and 21.4% musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting
      down objects (50.0%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other
      than lifting, carrying or putting down (25.0%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (31.3%)
    • Ankle (25.0%)
    • Wrist (12.5%)

    The infographic shows the ankle, lower back and wrist were the main body areas injured.

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

    This infographic shows the main three injury groups resulting from being hit by a moving object were 46.2% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 23.1% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; and 15.4% intracranial injuries.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (46.7%)
    • Being hit by a person accidently (26.7%)
    • Being hit by falling object (13.3%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Cranium (13.3%)
    • Neck (13.3%)
    • Shoulder (13.3%)

    The infographic shows the cranium was the main body area injured.

 

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Last updated:
05 October 2023

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