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:
- Bakery product manufacturing
- Basic Non-ferrous Metal Manufacturing
- Dairy product manufacturing
Key facts about injury numbers
There were 886 injuries across the industry in 2024.
415 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 13.1 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 13.1 is 16% higher than the state average of 11.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 21% higher in 2024 than ten years ago.
There have been two work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Cement, lime, plaster and con concrete product manufacturing reported the highest serious injury frequency rate at 52.9.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Food process workers with 11% of the total and
- Miscellaneous workers with 22% of the total
Key facts about injury causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry in 2024, in order of largest proportion of total injuries, were:
- Body stressing
- Being hit by moving objects
- Falls, slips and trips