2023 health care statistics
Occupation
Top three occupations with Total injuries
| Occupations | Total | Percentage |
| Assisting occupations in support of health services | 1123 | 36.82% |
| Nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 511 | 16.75% |
| Other technical occupations in health care (except dental) | 357 | 11.70% |
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality
| Occupations | Total | Percentage |
| Assisting occupations in support of health services | 769 | 43.69% |
| Nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 214 | 12.16% |
| Other technical occupations in health care (except dental) | 202 | 11.48% |
Causes
| Top five causes for injury | Claims total | Percentage |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 1281 | 42.00% |
| Contact with objects and equipment | 587 | 19.25% |
| Falls | 399 | 13.08% |
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 396 | 12.98% |
| Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment | 330 | 10.82% |
| Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality | Claims total | Percentage |
| Bodily reaction and exertion | 855 | 48.58% |
| Exposure to harmful substances or environments | 264 | 15.00% |
| Falls | 254 | 14.43% |
| Contact with objects and equipment | 186 | 10.57% |
| Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment | 177 | 10.06% |
Body parts
| Top three injured body parts | Claims total | Percentage |
| Back | 586 | 19.21% |
| Hand | 464 | 15.21% |
| Shoulder | 384 | 12.59% |
| Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality | Claims total | Percentage |
| Back | 392 | 22.27% |
| Shoulder | 249 | 14.15% |
| Body system | 248 | 14.09% |
| Most common causes | Claim per cent | Comment |
| Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. | 38.25% | of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to other overexertion such as health care patient or resident of health care facility. |
| Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. | 23.65% | of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to other overexertion such as health care patient or resident of health care facility. |
| Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. | 11.16% | of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to slip, trip, twisting, stepped on or in, loss of balance – without fall such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker. |
| Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. | 62.18% | 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. |
| Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. | 8.35% | of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as shelving. |
| Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. | 7.33% | of these injuries are to foot. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against moving object such as wheelchairs. |
