2022-23 Work health and safety statistics - Health and community services

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. 14.6% of those claims were in Health and Community Services and 24.0% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows the total workers compensation claims resulted in 669 total lost time in weeks and $4,867,069 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, 4.1% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 1.8% of those claims were for a serious injury. 29.5% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 8.8% of those claims were for a serious injury. 21.1% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 5.3% of those claims were for a serious injury. 23.7% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 4.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 14.6% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 2.6% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 7.0% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 1.5% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 28.4% of injured workers were male, 5.3% seriously injured, and 71.6% of injured workers were female, with 18.7% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 20.7% of all Health and Community Services serious injury claims were made by a registered nurse; 13.4% by Personal Care and Nursing Assistants and 11.0% from Welfare and Community Workers.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 42.7% of the health and community services serious injury claims were in Hospitals, 13.4% in Non-residential Care Services NEC and 9.8% in 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 32.9% being hit by moving objects; 29.3% body stressing; and 14.6% mental stress.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

    40.7% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 29.6% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage, and 22.2% fractures. The two main incident types were:

    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (59.3%)
    • Being hit by falling objects (11.1%)

    Main body area injured was:

    • Ribs (11.1%)

    The infographic shows the ribs were the main body area injured.

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

    75.0% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; and 12.5% musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury.

    The three 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 (33.3%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (16.7%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (54.2%)
    • Shoulder (12.5)
    • Wrist (12.5%)

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

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

    41.7% Anxiety/stress disorder; 25% reaction to stressors; and 16.7% anxiety/depression combined.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Work related harassment and/or workplace bullying (50.0%)
    • Exposure to workplace or occupational violence (33.3%)
    • Work pressure (16.7%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Psychological system in general (100%)

    The main body area injured was psychological systems in general.

 

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Last updated:
05 October 2023

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