2024-25 Work health and safety statistics - Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Key injury claims information

This infographic shows there were a total of 2628 workers' compensation claims in the Northern Territory for the year 2024-25. 8.7% of those claims were in Construction and 16.6% of those claims were for serious injuries. This infographic shows 2 fatalities were in Agriculture, forestry and fishing, total workers compensation claims resulted in 326 total lost time in weeks and $4,134,300 was paid in benefits.

* Claims where the worker needed at least one week off 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, 52.8% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 9.2% of those claims were for a serious injury. 27.9% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 4.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 10.5% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 2.2% of those claims were for a serious injury. 5.2% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 0.9% of those claims were for a serious injury. 2.2% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and none of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 1.3% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and none of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 62% of injured workers were male, 10.5% seriously injured, and 38% of injured workers were female, with 6.1% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 78.9% of Agriculture, forestry and fishing serious injury claims were made by farm hands and 5.3% by truck drivers.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 47.4% of Agriculture, forestry and fishing serious injury claims were in Beef Cattle Farming; 13.2% in Aquaculture and 13.2% in Fruits growing NEC.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for Agriculture, forestry and fishing claims were 34.2% falls, trips and slips of a person; 18.4% being hit by moving object and 18.4% Chemicals and other substances.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

    46.2% fractures and 38.5% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls from a height (61.5%)
    • Falls on the same level (30.8%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (38.5%)
    • Wrist (15.4%)

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

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

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

    The two main incident types were:

    • Being hit by an animal (42.9%)
    • Being trapped between stationary and moving object (42.9%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (28.6%)
    • Knee (28.6%)

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

  • The main two injury groups resulting from chemicals and other substances were:

    85.7% skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases and 14.3% burn.

    The main incident type was:

    • Single contact with chemical or substance (100%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Hands (42.9%)


    The infographic shows hands were the main body areas injured.

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Document type:
Statistics
Topics:
Corporate, Primary industry
Last updated:
18 March 2026

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