2024-25 Work health and safety statistics - Construction

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. 10.4% of those claims were in Construction and 21.7% of those claims were for serious injuries. This infographic shows total workers compensation claims resulted in 316 total lost time in weeks and $5,684,073 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, 11.4% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 3.7% of those claims were for a serious injury. 25.7% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 5.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 23.9% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 5.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 15.4% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 2.9% of those claims were for a serious injury. 19.1% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 3.3% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 4.4% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 1.1% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 93.4% of injured workers were male, 20.6% seriously injured, and 6.6% of injured workers were female, with 1.1% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 10.2% of Construction serious injury claims were made by a Other Miscellaneous Labourers and Related Workers; 8.5% by Plumbers, 8.5% by Carpentry and Joinery Tradesperson and 13.3% by Electricians.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 15.3% of Construction serious injury claims were in Electrical Services; 15.3% in Non-Building Constructions, and 15.3% in non-residential building construction.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main three mechanisms of serious injury for construction claims were 28.8% body stressing, 27.1% falls, trips and slips of a person; and 18.6% being hit by moving objects

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • The main injury groups resulting from body stressing were:

    82.4% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 11.8% disgestive system diseases.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting
      down objects (52.9%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than
      “lifting, carrying or putting down (35.3%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (52.9%)
    • Abdominal muscles and tendons (11.8%)
    • Wrist (11.8%)
    • Shoulder (11.8%)

    The infographic shows the lower back, abdominal musles and tendons, wrist and shoulders were the main body areas injured.

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

    75% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury, 12.5% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage and 12.5% fractures

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls on the same level (81.2%)
    • Falls from a height (18.8%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Knee (37.5%)
    • Ankle (31.3%)
    • Lower back (12.5%)

    The infographic shows knee, ankle and lower back were the main body areas injured.

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

    36.4% other injuries; 27.3% fractures and 18.2% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage.

    The main incident type was:

    • Being hit by moving object (45.5%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Eye - Unspecified (36.4%)
    • Fingers (18.2%)

    The infographic shows eye (unspecified) and fingers were the main body area injured.

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Last updated:
30 September 2025

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