Shocking Construction Injury Statistics
Written by 20/01/2017
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The Fatal Mechanism of Incident
Falls from a height accounted for 28% of fatalities overall in the construction industry over the 12-year period 2002–03 to 2013–14. In the industry group classes of the construction industry, falls from a height was the mechanism responsible for the most fatalities in house construction, non-residential building construction, painting & decoration services, plumbing services and roofing services.
Mechanism of incident | NSW | Vic | QLD | W A | S A | Tasmania | Australia |
Falls from a height | 37% | 29% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 21% | 28% |
Vehicle collision | 15% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 14% | 29% | 16% |
Contact with electricity | 16% | 11% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 15% |
Being hit by moving objects | 12% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 4% | 14% | 12% |
Being hit by falling objects | 7% | 12% | 13% | 21% | 14% | 21% | 12% |
Other mechanisms | 13% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 32% | 7% | 17% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |