2024 heavy (road) construction statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Trades helpers and labourers 112 24.78%
Heavy equipment operators 62 13.72%
Motor vehicle and transit drivers 56 12.39%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Motor vehicle and transit drivers 28 22.05%
Trades helpers and labourers 28 22.05%
Heavy equipment operators 20 15.75%
Primary production labourers 8 6.30%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Contact with objects and equipment 197 43.58%
Bodily reaction and exertion 121 26.77%
Falls 77 17.04%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 31 6.86%
Transportation accidents 22 4.87%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 43 33.86%
Contact with objects and equipment 35 27.56%
Falls 35 27.56%
Transportation accidents 9 7.09%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 4 3.15%
Fires and explosions 1 0.79%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Hand 111 24.56%
Leg 94 20.80%
Back 49 10.84%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Leg 32 25.20%
Back 20 15.75%
Multi 20 15.75%
Hand 15 11.81%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 48.73% of these injuries are to hand. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as cutting hand tools – non-powered.
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 13.20% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by object, n.e.c. such as pipes, ducts, tubing.
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 11.17% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by falling object such as bricks, blocks, structural stone, dirt, earth, metal materials – nonstructural, uns., floors, walkways, ground surfaces, tires, inner tubes, wheels.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 40.50% 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.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 25.62% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as boxes, crates, cartons, pipes, ducts, tubing, tires, inner tubes, wheels.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 11.57% of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as other floors, walkways, ground surfaces.

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