2024 agriculture statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Agriculture and horticulture workers 103 30.38%
Contractors, operators and supervisors in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture 83 24.48%
Trades helpers and labourers 18 5.31%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Agriculture and horticulture workers 53 35.10%
Contractors, operators and supervisors in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture 40 26.49%
Primary production labourers 7 4.64%
Trades helpers and labourers 7 4.64%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Contact with objects and equipment 131 38.64%
Bodily reaction and exertion 81 23.89%
Falls 58 17.11%
Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment 40 11.80%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 20 5.90%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Contact with objects and equipment 47 31.13%
Bodily reaction and exertion 40 26.49%
Falls 32 21.19%
Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment 21 13.91%
Transportation accidents 7 4.64%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Hand 68 20.06%
Leg 55 16.22%
Head 38 11.21%
Arm 38 11.21%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Leg 31 20.53%
Hand 19 12.58%
Head 18 11.92%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 43.51% of these injuries are to hand. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as needles and syringes, and cutting hand tools – non-powered.
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 13.74% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as turning hand tools – non-powered, structural metal materials, pipes, ducts, tubing, hoses, and gates.
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 12.21% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as gates.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 27.16% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as boxes, crates, cartons, skids, pallets, grains, grain mill products, containers – variable restraint, n.e.c., cart, dolly, handtruck. Other common injuries are due to overexertion in pulling or pushing objects such as animals, n.e.c..
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 23.46% of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in pulling or pushing objects such as boring hand tools – non-powered.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 23.46% of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in pulling or pushing objects such as cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, fences, fence panels, gates, tools, instruments and equipment, n.e.c., and trailers.

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