2019-20 Work health and safety statistics - Accommodation, café and restaurants

Key injury claims information

This infographic shows there were a total of 2194 workers' compensation claims in the Northern Territory for the year 2019-20. 6.3% of those claims were in Accommodation, café and restaurants and 34.5% of those industry claims were for serious injuries.

This infographic shows total Accommodation, café and restaurants claims resulted in 667 total lost time in weeks and $1,288,546 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, 15.1% of injuries occured in workers under 25, and 38.1% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 41.7% of injuries occured in the 25 to 34 age bracket, and 31% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 15.8% of injuries occured in the 35 to 44 age bracket, and 36.4% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 8.6% of injuries occured in the 45 to 54 age bracket, and 66.7% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 15.8% of injuries occured in the 55 to 64 age bracket, and 22.7% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. 2.9% of injuries occured in the 65+ age bracket, and 25% of injured workers in that age bracket were seriously injured. In the gender graph, 51.8% of injured workers were male, 25% seriously injured, and 48.2% of injured workers were female, with 45.8% serious injured.

Main occupations seriously injured

This infographic shows 27.1% of Accommodation, café and restaurants injury claims were by Hotel Services Supervisor; 18.8% by Sales Assistants and 12.5% by Cleaners.

Main industry sub-groups by serious injury claims

This infographic shows 81.3% of Accommodation, café and restaurants injury claims were in Accommodation; 14.6% in Cafes and restaurants and 4.2% in Pubs, Taverns and Bars.

Main mechanisms of serious injury

This infographic shows the main four mechanisms of injury for Accommodation, café and restaurants claims were 50% body stressing; 12.5% Hitting objects with part of the body; 10.4% falls, trips and slips of a person; and 10.4% being hit by moving objects.

Break down by main mechanisms of serious injury

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

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

    The three main incident types were:

    • Muscular stress while lifting, carrying, or putting down objects (37.5%)
    • Muscular stress while handling objects other than lifting, carrying or putting down (33.3%)
    • Muscular stress with no objects being handled (29.2%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Lower back (20.8%)
    • Shoulder (20.8%)
    • Knee (16.7%)

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

  • The main injury group resulting from hitting objects with a part of the body was:

    66.7% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage.

    The two main incident types were:

    • Hitting stationary objects (66.7%)
    • Hitting moving objects (33.3%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Fingers (33.3%)
    • Hand (33.3%)
    • Lower leg (16.7%)

    The infographic shows the fingers, hand and lower leg were the main body areas injured.

  • The main injury group resulting from falls, trips and slips of a person was:

    100% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The two main incident type were:

    • Falls on the same level (60%)
    • Falls from a height (40%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Ankle (60%)
    • Knee (40%)

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

  • The main injury group resulting from falls, trips and slips of a person was:

    60% wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage; 20% fractures; and 20% traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury.

    The three main incident types were:

    • Being hit by falling objects (60%)
    • Being trapped by moving machinery or equipment (20%)
    • Being hit by animal (20%)

    Main body areas injured were:

    • Forearm (40%)
    • Upper arm (20%)
    • Hand (20%)
    • Foot (20%)

    The infographic shows the forearm, upper arm, hand and foot were the main body areas injured.

Previously published infographics

The above information provides additional details to the Accommodation, Cafés and Restaurants infographics published in October 2020. The serious injury specific infographics for Accommodation, Cafés and Restaurants for 2019-20 is still available here (pdf 179.1 KB).

 

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(179.1 KB) NT Work Health and Safety Statistics 2019-20 - Accommodation, café and restaurants (serious injury)
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Last updated:
13 October 2022

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