2021-22 Work health and safety statistics - Health and community services

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. 13.5% of those claims were in Health and Community Services and 30.1% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows total workers compensation claims for Health and Community Services resulted in 845 total lost time in weeks and $5,027,220 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, 4.7% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 40.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 24.8% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 26.2% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.3% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 31.8% of those claims were for a serious injury. 23.2% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 30.6% of those claims were for a serious injury. 17.1% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 27.4% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 7.8% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 35.8% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph, 28.9% of injured workers were male, with 29% seriously injured, and 70.8% of injured workers were female, with 30.6% seriously injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 16.5% of Health and Community Services serious injury claims were made by registered nurses; 14.4% by social workers; and 8.2% by welfare and community workers.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 33% of Health and Community Services serious injury claims were from hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals); 17.5% from non-residential care services; and 10.3% from child care services.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Health and Community Services claims were 28.9% being hit by moving objects; 21.6% body stressing; and 18.6% mental stress.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

    This infographic shows the main two injury groups resulting from being hit by moving objects were 50% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; and 35.7% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (50.0%)
    • Being hit by a person accidently (14.3%)
    • Being bitten by an animal (10.7%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Hand (10.7%)
    • Wrist (10.7%)

    The infographic shows the hand and wrist were the main body areas injured.

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

    This infographic shows the main two injury groups resulting from body stressing were 76.2% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; and 19% musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting
      down objects (76.2%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than
      lifting, carrying or putting down (9.5%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (9.5%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (57.1%)
    • Shoulder (14.3)
    • Neck bones, muscles and tendons (9.5%)

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

  • The main three injury groups resulting from mental stress were:

    This infographic shows the main three injury groups resulting from mental stress were 55.6% anxiety/stress disorder; 22.2% reaction to stressors; and 16.7% anxiety/depression combined.

    The four main incident types were:

    • Work related harassment and/or workplace bullying (38.9%)
    • Work pressure (33.3%)
    • Exposure to workplace or occupational violence (16.7%)
    • Exposure to a traumatic event (11.1%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Psychological system in general (100%)

    The infographic shows the psychological system in general was the main body area injured.

 

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Last updated:
05 October 2023

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