2022-23 Work health and safety statistics - Construction

Key injury claims information

This infographic shows there were a total of 2337 workers' compensation claims in the Northern Territory for the year 2022-23. 11.0% of those claims were in Construction and 16.3% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows the total workers compensation claims resulted in 372 total lost time in weeks and $4,929,055 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 on the left, 14.4% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 2.3% of those claims were for a serious injury. 25.7% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 4.7% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.2% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 3.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 19.5% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 2.7% of those claims were for a serious injury. 13.6% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 3.1% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 4.7% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 0.4% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 87.2% of injured workers were male, 14.8% seriously injured, and 12.8% of injured workers were female, with 1.6% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 11.9% of Construction serious injury claims were made by a Plumber; 9.5% by Other Miscellaneous Labourers and Related Workers; and 9.5% by Structural Steel and Welding Tradespersons.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 16.7% of Construction serious injury claims were in Electrical Services; 14.3% in Non-residential building construction NEC and 11.9% in Costruction Services NEC.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for construction claims were 26.2% being hit by moving objects, 26.2% body stressing; and 21.4% falls, trips and slips of a person.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

    54.4% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 18.2% fractures and 18.2% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being hit by falling object (45.5%)
    • Being trapped between stationary and moving object (18.2%)
    • Being hit by moving object (18.2%)

    Main body area injured was:

    • Fingers (45.5%)

    The infographic shows fingers was the main body area injured.

  • The two injury groups resulting from body stressing were:

    90.9% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 9.1% digestive system diseases.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting
      down objects (63.6%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than
      “lifting, carrying or putting down (27.3%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (36.4%)
    • Shoulder (18.2%)

    The infographic shows the lower back and shoulder were the main body areas injured.

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

    33.3% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 33.3% fractures and 22.2% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Falls from a height (44.4%)
    • Falls on the same level (33.3%)
    • Stepping, kneeling or sitting or objects (22.2)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Forearm (22.2%)

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

 

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Last updated:
05 October 2023

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