2024 manufacturing and processing statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Metal forming, shaping and erecting trades 287 16.11%
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 225 12.63%
Longshore workers and material handlers 133 7.46%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Metal forming, shaping and erecting trades 99 15.02%
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 94 14.26%
Longshore workers and material handlers 63 9.56%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Contact with objects and equipment 810 45.45%
Bodily reaction and exertion 530 29.74%
Falls 255 14.31%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 145 8.14%
Transportation accidents 25 1.40%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 246 37.33%
Contact with objects and equipment 235 35.66%
Falls 124 18.82%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 35 5.31%
Transportation accidents 11 1.67%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Hand 440 24.69%
Back 252 14.14%
Leg 232 13.02%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Back 133 20.18%
Hand 117 17.75%
Leg 101 15.33%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 48.77% 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. 12.47% of these injuries are to eye. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by flying object such as chips, particles, splinters.
Contact with objects and equipment is the most common cause of injury. 12.35% 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.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 36.23% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as boxes, crates, cartons.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the other major cause of injury. 19.81% 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. 16.98% of these injuries are to arm. The most common of these injuries are due to other bodily reaction and exertion such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.

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