2024 other government and municipal statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Police officers and firefighters 338 14.92%
Childcare and home support workers 268 11.83%
Public works and other labourers, n.e.c. 160 7.06%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Childcare and home support workers 155 13.84%
Police officers and firefighters 138 12.32%
Other occupations in protective service 95 8.48%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 724 31.95%
Contact with objects and equipment 446 19.68%
Falls 429 18.93%
Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment 299 13.20%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 266 11.74%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 381 34.02%
Falls 256 22.86%
Contact with objects and equipment 172 15.36%
Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment 148 13.21%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 121 10.80%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Leg 382 16.86%
Back 333 14.70%
Hand 299 13.20%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Leg 195 17.41%
Back 194 17.32%
Multi 151 13.48%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 30.39% 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 most common cause of injury. 27.49% 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 most common cause of injury. 11.60% of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to other bodily reaction and exertion such as person – other than injured or ill worker, n.e.c..
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 44.39% 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. 18.39% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as doors.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 8.74% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as boxes, crates, cartons, desks, other machinery, playground equipment, road grading and surfacing machinery, skids, pallets, stairs, steps, structural metal materials, trees, logs, truck, wood, lumber.

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