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 94 injuries across the industry in 2024.
27 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 7.5 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 7.5 is 35% lower than the state average of 11.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 64% higher in 2024 than ten years ago.
There have been two work related deaths in the last ten years.
Key facts about injured workers
Construction Material Mining reported the highest serious injury frequency rate at 34.6.
The occupations with the highest proportion of serious injuries were:
- Miscellaneous labourers with 26% of the total and
- Stationary plant operators and Mobile plant operators with 11% each
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:
- Hitting objects with a part of the body
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips