Key facts about the workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into ten groups. The three largest employing groups are:
- Metal ore mining
- Other mining support services
- Exploration
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 113 injuries across the industry in 2023.
35 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 7.8 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 7.8 is 27% lower than the state average of 10.6.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 85% higher in 2023 than ten years ago.
There have been three work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Other mining support services reported the highest serious injury frequency rate.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Miscellaneous labourers with 46% of the total and
- Stationary plant operators with 11% 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