Key facts about injury numbers
There were 263 injuries across the industry in 2021.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 10.5 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 10.5 is in line with the state average of 10.5.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 73% higher in 2021 than ten years ago.
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2021, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Being hit by moving objects