2024 utility operations statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Claims total Percentage
Electrical trades and telecommunication occupations 92 54.76%
Stationary engineers and power station and system operators 9 5.36%
Clerical occupations, general office skills 9 5.36%
Technical occupations in electronics and electrical engineering 6 3.57%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Electrical trades and telecommunication occupations 28 73.68%
Technical occupations in electronics and electrical engineering 3 7.89%
Clerical occupations, general office skills 2 5.26%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 64 38.10%
Contact with objects and equipment 43 25.60%
Falls 36 21.43%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 12 7.14%
Transportation accidents 9 5.36%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 16 42.11%
Falls 15 39.47%
Contact with objects and equipment 4 10.53%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 2 5.26%
Assaults, violent acts, attacks, harassment 1 2.63%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Back 35 20.83%
Leg 35 20.83%
Hand 20 11.90%
Arm 18 10.71%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Leg 9 23.68%
Back 8 21.05%
Multi 7 18.42%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 34.38% 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. 31.25% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 12.50% of these injuries are to arm. The most common of these injuries are due to bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker. Other common injuries are due to overexertion in carrying, turning, or wielding objects such as cutting hand tools – power not determined, electric parts.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 37.21% of these injuries are to hand. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as striking and nailing hand tools – non-powered. Other common injuries are due to struck by object, n.e.c. such as fasteners, wood, lumber, striking and nailing handtools – power not determined, striking and nailing handtools – non-powered.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 16.28% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as roof, structural elements, n.e.c.. Other common injuries are due to struck by falling object such as cutting hand tools – non-powered, ropes, ties.

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