Key facts about injury numbers
There were 252 injuries across the industry in 2024.
104 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 11.7 serious injuries per million hours worked.
The serious injury frequency rate of 11.7 is 3% higher than the state average of 11.2.
The industry’s serious injury frequency rate was 91% higher in 2024 than ten years ago.
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
- Falls, slips and trips
- Mental stress