2024-25 Work health and safety statistics – Property and Business Services

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. 6.7% of those claims were in Property and Business Services and 28% of those claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows the total workers compensation claims resulted in 387 total lost time in weeks and $3,714,619 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, 7.4% of injuries occurred in workers under 25, and 1.1% of those claims were for a serious injury. 28% of injuries occurred in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 9.7% of those claims were for a serious injury. 22.9% of injuries occurred in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 7.4% of those claims were for a serious injury. 18.9% of injuries occurred in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 4.6% of those claims were for a serious injury. 16% of injuries occurred in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 5.1% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 6.9% of injuries occurred in the 65+ age bracket, and none of them were seriously injured in that age bracket. In the gender graph on the right, 65.7% of injured workers were male, 20.6% seriously injured; and 34.3% of injured workers were female, with 7.4% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows the main occupations by serious injury claims. 10.2% of all Property and Business Services serious injury claims were made by Truck Drivers; 8.2% by Guards and Security Officers.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 18.4% of the Property and Business Services serious injury claims were in Employment Placement Services, 16.3% in Contract Staff Services, 10.2% leagal services, 10.2% security and investigative services and 10.2% Consult engineering services

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main four mechanisms of serious injury for Property and Business Services claims were 28.6% body stressing, 18.4% being hit by moving objects, 16.3% falls, trips and slips of a person and 16.3% mental stress.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

  • The main injury groups resulting from body stressing were:

    64.3% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury, 21.4% muscoskeletal and connective tissue injury and 14.3% digestive system diseases.

    The main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down (71.4%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (14.3%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (57.1%)
    • Abdominal muscles and tendons (14.3%)

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

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

    33.3% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 22.2% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 22.2% Intracranial injuries.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Being assaulted by a person or persons (55.6%)
    • Being hit by a moving object (33.3%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Brain (22.2%)
    • The infographic shows the brain was the main body areas injured.

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

    75% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury and 25% Musculoskeletal and connective tissue injury.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Fall on the same level (87.5%)
    • Fall from a height (12.5%)

    The main body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (50.0%)
    • Knee (37.5%)

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

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

    37.5% mental diseases unspecified annd 37.5% anxiety/stress disorder.

    The main incident types were:

    • Work pressure (62.5%)
    • Work related harassment and/or workplace bullying (25%)

    The main body area injured was:

    • Psychological system in general (100%)

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

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Last updated:
30 September 2025

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