Key facts about the workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into over 60 groups. The three largest employing groups are:
- Dairy product manufacturing
- Bakery product manufacturing
- Beverage manufacturing
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 957 injuries across the industry in 2023.
400 of these are classified as serious, after resulting in at least one week of time off work.
This results in a serious injury frequency rate of 12.0 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 12.0 is 13% higher than the state average of 10.6.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 10% lower in 2023 than ten years ago.
There have been two work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Metal container manufacturing reported the highest serious injury frequency rate.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Food process workers with 15% of the total and
- Labourers workers with 14% of the total
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2023, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Body stressing
- Being hit by moving objects
- Falls, slips and trips