2024-25 Work health and safety statistics – Government Administration and Defence

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. 27.9% of those claims were in Government administration & defence and 25.3% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows there was 1 fatality in Government administration & defence and the total workers compensation claims resulted in 893 total lost time in weeks and $15,773,653 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, 4.6% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 1.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 17.9% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 5.5% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.8% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 6.8% of those claims were for a serious injury. 25.5% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 6% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.4% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 4.5% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 6.7% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and 1.4% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph on the right, 48.9% of injured workers were male, 13.9% seriously injured; 51% of injured workers were female, with 11.2% serious injured and 0.1% of injured workers were other gender, with 0.1% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 13% of Government administration & defence serious injury claims were made by Prison Officers, 9.7% from Welfare Associatte Profrssionals and 806 were made by police officers.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 85.3% of Government administration & defence serious injury claims were in State Government and 14.1% in Local Government.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main four mechanisms of serious injury for Government administration & defence claims were 30.3% being hit by moving object; 21.6% body stressing, 20.5 by falls, trips and slips of a person and 15.7% mental stress.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

    35.7% wounds, lacerations, amputations, 28.6% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; and internal organ damage and 17.9% fractures.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (60.7%)
    • Being hit by a moving object (12.5%)
    • Being trapped by moving machinery or equipment (10.7%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (16.1%)
    • Brain (12.5%)
    • Face (8.9%)

    The infographic shows the brain, finger and face were the main body areas injured.

  • The main three injury groups resulting from body stressing were:

    80% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury, 7.5% musculoskeltal and connective tissue injury and 7.5% digestive system diseases

    The three main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting down objects (52.5%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than lifting, carrying or putting down (25%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (20%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (30%)
    • Shoulder (20%)
    • Knee (10%)

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

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

    65.8% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury; 23.7% fractures and 10.5% wounds, lacerations, amputations.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Falls on the same level (78.9%)
    • Falls from a height (21.1%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (28.9%)
    • Knee (23.7%)

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

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

    34.5% Anxiety/depression, 24.1% Mental Diseases (unspecified) and 17.2% Anxiety/stress disorder.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Work pressure (34.5%)
    • Work related harassment and/or workplace bullying (31%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Psychological system in general (100%)

    The infographic shows the psychological systems in general was the main body area injured.

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Last updated:
30 September 2025

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