2022-23 Work health and safety statistics - Retail trade

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. 8.6% of those claims were in Retail Trade and 19.0% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows there was one work-related fatality in Retail Trade and the total workers compensation claims resulted in 219 total lost time in weeks and $2,427,361 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, 16.5% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 3.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 27.5% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 3.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 17.0% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 2.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.5% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 7.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 13.5% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 1.0% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 3.0% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 33.3% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 60.0% of injured workers were male, 10.0% seriously injured, and 40.0% of injured workers were female, with 9.0% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 18.4% of all Retail Trade serious injury claims were made by a Sales Assistant; 10.5% by Motor Mechanics and 10.5% from A Storeperson.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 18.4% of the Retail Trade serious injury claims were in Supermarkets and Grocery Stores, 13.2% in Automotive Fuel Retailing and 13.2% in Retailing NEC.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Retail Trade claims were 31.6% body stressing; 18.4% Falls, trips and slips of a person and 18.4% being hit by moving objects.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • The main injury group resulting from body stressing was:

    83.3% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down (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 (33.3%)
    • Knee (25.0%)

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

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

    57.1% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 28.6% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; and 14.3% fractures

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls on the same level (85.7%)
    • Falls from a height (14.3%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Knee (42.9%)

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

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

    42.9% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 28.6% fractures; and 28.6% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The four main incident types were:

    • Being hit by falling objects (42.9%)
    • Being trapped between stationary and moving
      objects (28.6%)
    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (14.3%)
    • Being hit by moving objects (14.3%)

    Main body area injured was:

    • Fingers (28.6%)

    The main body area injured was fingers.

 

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Last updated:
05 October 2023

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