Worksafe Victoria Statistical+Summary 2008-2009

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WorkSafe Victoria2008/09 Statistical Summary

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2008/09 Statistical Summary

Table of Contents

Introduction....3Criteria....3Claim Payments Background........3Claims by Report Year and Injury Year.....4Age Group by Gender....4Nature of Affliction....5Nature of Affliction by Payments Made to Date.6Mechanism of Injury/Disease....7Mechanism of Injury/Disease by Payments Made to Date ....8Bodily Location...9Bodily Location by Payments Made to Date..10Agency of Injury or Disease....11Occupation Groups..12

Occupation Groups by Payments Made to Date..13Industry Division..14Industry Sub Division/Division...15Industry Division by Average Payment Groups....17Medical and Like Payments18Back Injury Claims..19Stress Injury Claims.19Manual Handling Injury Claims19Musculoskeletal Injury Claims.......20


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Introduction

Effective management of occupational health and safety requires the systematic identification,assessment and control of risks associated with workplace hazards. This report aims to provide anoverview of Victorias work-related fatalities, injury and disease.

The WorkCover (WorkCare) scheme was introduced in September 1985, and provides compensationto all employees of registered employers for injuries sustained in the course of their work.

When a claim is made, details are coded which specify the mechanism of injury, the nature ofaffliction, affected body location, agency of injury and age at time of injury.

Criteria

The Statistical Summary contains data about claims lodged between 1st September 1985 and 30 June2009. The data has been extracted on 31 August 2009 to allow for late reporting of claims.

To ensure consistency, the data is based on standardised claims reported to WorkCover. These

exclude:

Journey to and from work claims (now the responsibility of the TAC)

Non-fatal claims with up to 10 days compensation and payments below the medical and likethreshold ($564 in 2008/09).

The effect of the definition is to exclude claims that would not be compensable under the currentlegislation, permitting a rational comparison of historical years. All claims have been adjusted to thisbasis. Please note that reported claims may vary for retrospective financial years due to additionalinformation becoming available.

The majority of the tables in the Statistical Summary are based on report year, which refers to the yearthat the injury was reported to WorkCover. Care should be taken in the analysis of this data, as claimscontinue to be reported from injuries sustained in all years of WorkCover. A table by injury year andreport year is also provided.

Not all injuries relating to Victorian workers are included. In particular, injuries arising from self-employed workers, self-insurer employers (which comprise approx 10% of workforce) and employeesof the Australian Government (covered by ComCare) are not included. All registered self-insurers at30 June 2009 have had all prior claim details excluded from this report.

In July 1998 and July 2000 new classification codes were introduced to determine mechanism ofinjury and nature of affliction codes. In July 2002, a new classification system was introduced todetermine the nature of affliction codes. Since these changes, the trend in claim numbers for variousclassifications has changed. Care should be taken when making comparisons of earlier years, to whenthese changes have occurred.

Claim Payments Background

Claim Payment amounts provided in this report are based on payment year, or the date in which thepayment occurred, irrespective of when the claim was reported. Any registered self-insurers at 30 June2009 have not been included in any claim payment totals.


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Report Year and Injury Year

The table below shows claims reported for report year or date the claim was notified to WorkCoverand injury year or date claimants injury occurred. All claim numbers are based on standardisedclaims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers with the most recent year,as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Report Year

Injury Year Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Sep 85 to Jun 00 649,846 9,084 2,757 1,707 1,136 737 497 503 471 563 667,301

2000/2001 - 23,653 7,090 945 457 229 167 126 112 121 32,900

2001/2002 - - 22,393 6,961 912 334 203 159 136 129 31,227

2002/2003 - - - 22,775 6,551 678 341 195 163 160 30,863

2003/2004 - - - - 23,416 6,147 673 286 202 165 30,889

2004/2005 - - - - - 22,609 5,744 598 290 192 29,433

2005/2006 - - - - - - 23,217 4,580 595 307 28,699

2006/2007 - - - - - - - 22,744 4,735 579 28,058

2007/2008 - - - - - - - - 22,640 5,026 27,666

2008/2009 - - - - - - - - - 21,447 21,447

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483

Age Group

The table below shows claims reported for report year by age group, based on the age of the worker atthe time of affliction. All claim numbers are based on standardised claims (see criteria). Care shouldbe taken when comparing claim numbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the samedevelopment time as earlier years.

MalesReport Year

AgeGroup

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Under 20 20,287 752 650 643 602 585 561 587 611 556 25,834

20-24 47,509 1,761 1,624 1,620 1,643 1,525 1,509 1,395 1,414 1,312 61,312

25-29 56,985 2,488 2,193 2,201 2,077 1,969 1,825 1,677 1,649 1,493 74,55730-34 59,546 2,941 2,892 2,861 2,746 2,476 2,356 2,166 2,033 1,848 81,865

35-39 58,073 3,201 2,976 2,970 2,887 2,676 2,580 2,406 2,396 2,289 82,454

40-44 56,405 3,022 3,078 3,066 3,035 2,832 2,821 2,547 2,481 2,316 81,603

45-49 53,033 2,652 2,755 2,796 2,855 2,672 2,726 2,580 2,706 2,543 77,318

50-54 49,816 2,572 2,584 2,561 2,523 2,448 2,494 2,480 2,343 2,500 72,321

55-59 42,822 1,837 1,833 1,869 1,926 1,937 2,064 1,972 2,111 2,165 60,536

60-64 25,828 1,067 1,151 1,067 1,106 1,126 1,270 1,290 1,376 1,532 36,813

65 + 4,059 227 266 269 277 276 371 414 523 531 7,213

Unknown 27 7 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 44

Total 474,390 22,527 22,003 21,925 21,679 20,525 20,577 19,516 19,643 19,085 661,870

FemalesReport Year

AgeGroup Sep 85 toJun 00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Under 20 6,669 247 239 215 223 194 214 209 183 200 8,593

20-24 18,515 687 701 709 701 679 684 642 549 618 24,485

25-29 20,189 962 941 872 934 795 860 760 773 685 27,771

30-34 20,086 963 1,021 1,030 1,044 961 932 752 758 756 28,303

35-39 24,730 1,234 1,163 1,219 1,162 1,145 1,010 1,039 1,011 1,007 34,720

40-44 27,488 1,671 1,600 1,604 1,633 1,561 1,493 1,294 1,302 1,260 40,906

45-49 26,134 1,855 1,875 1,920 1,930 1,800 1,861 1,695 1,654 1,638 42,362

50-54 19,341 1,587 1,612 1,684 1,794 1,694 1,697 1,675 1,716 1,626 34,426

55-59 9,398 738 800 917 1,007 998 1,065 1,111 1,163 1,176 18,373

60-64 2,525 226 234 246 301 305 379 415 486 522 5,639

65 + 369 39 48 45 61 76 70 82 104 114 1,008

Unknown 12 1 3 2 3 1 - 1 2 2 27

Total 175,456 10,210 10,237 10,463 10,793 10,209 10,265 9,675 9,701 9,604 266,613


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Nature of Affliction

The table below shows claims reported for report year by nature of affliction. The nature of afflictionis intended to identify the type of hurt or harm incurred by the worker. All claim numbers are based onstandardised claims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers from year toyear, as prior year numbers will have more development than the latest year. In July 1998, April 2002and July 2002 new classification codes were introduced to determine nature of affliction. Since thesechanges, the trend in claim numbers has changed. Care should be taken when comparing claimnumbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Report Year

Nature ofAffliction

Sep 85to Jun00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Fractures 44,225 2,508 2,364 2,244 2,314 2,314 2,284 2,384 2,430 2,308 65,375

Dislocations 3,301 230 212 251 227 242 215 211 222 235 5,346

Musculoskeletal 376,362 19,856 19,572 18,836 18,835 17,591 17,320 15,804 16,067 15,434 535,677

Concussion 2,642 128 104 196 170 172 186 176 200 191 4,165

Internal Injury 1,111 48 46 24 20 22 17 25 13 14 1,340

Open Wound 47,022 2,001 1,831 2,164 2,262 2,124 2,081 2,051 2,054 2,016 65,606

Superficial 9,195 593 671 209 171 197 169 129 135 153 11,622

Contusion/Crushing 37,012 1,576 1,373 2,189 2,076 2,118 2,525 2,327 1,945 1,836 54,977Foreign Body 246 121 112 70 74 53 52 45 67 67 907

Burns 6,818 219 205 230 213 182 218 245 229 220 8,779

Poisonings 1,565 86 80 103 89 67 75 83 62 38 2,248

Exposure 1,762 57 52 76 58 49 59 60 61 56 2,290

Multiple Injuries 4,936 126 140 146 128 139 101 103 96 130 6,045

Other Injuries 8,292 356 487 156 187 163 97 232 230 217 10,417

Deafness 42,682 802 958 798 692 712 1,124 1,164 1,424 1,738 52,094

Skin Diseases 4,870 142 132 196 221 170 173 150 179 149 6,382

Digestive System 17,370 919 834 1,094 1,152 1,110 1,012 982 915 861 26,249

Infections orParasites 1,684 70 84 53 71 54 49 50 49 36 2,200

Respiratory System 2,757 136 124 158 190 130 124 93 109 110 3,931

Circulatory System 6,312 176 140 239 191 161 156 157 155 128 7,815

Neoplasm (Cancer) 381 22 9 16 22 16 27 15 19 17 544

Mental Disorders 26,660 2,417 2,565 2,785 2,922 2,791 2,612 2,570 2,518 2,601 50,441Other Diseases 2,602 126 126 123 130 122 129 111 126 85 3,680

Unknown 39 22 19 32 57 35 37 24 39 49 353

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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The table below shows claim payments by nature of affliction for all standardised claims (see criteria).The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009.

Payments Made to Date by Nature of Affliction

Nature of Affliction Total Payments ($M)

Fractures $1,525.3

Dislocations $106.8

Musculoskeletal $13,944.9

Concussion $174.3

Internal Injury $29.6

Open Wound $820.6Superficial $94.3

Contusion/Crushing $998.5

Foreign Body $14.7

Burns $116.0

Poisonings $33.7

Exposure $47.7

Multiple Injuries $310.4

Other Injuries $225.3

Deafness $380.7

Skin Diseases $60.1

Digestive System $190.7

Infections or Parasites $43.8

Respiratory System $121.0

Circulatory System $326.2

Neoplasm (Cancer) $13.9Mental Disorders $1,522.7

Other Diseases $83.9

Unknown $23.3

Total $21,208.3


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Mechanism of Injury/Disease

The table below shows claims reported for report year by mechanism of injury or disease. Themechanism of injury or disease is intended to identify the action, exposure or event which was thedirect cause of the most serious injury or disease. All claim numbers are based on standardised claims(see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers from year to year, as prior yearnumbers will have more development to the latest year. In July 1998 and April 2002 newclassification codes were introduced to determine mechanism of injury/diseases. Since these changes,the trend in claim numbers has changed. Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers withthe most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Report Year

Mechanism ofInjury/Disease

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Falls from height 35,413 2,039 1,829 1,702 1,598 1,547 1,451 1,228 1,391 1,403 49,601

Falls on the samelevel 57,257 2,953 2,828 2,959 3,026 2,928 2,974 2,783 2,952 2,856 83,516Stepping, Kneelingor Sitting onObjects 4,476 927 881 1,032 1,105 1,164 1,327 1,342 1,065 1,010 14,329Hitting Objects 29,751 1,736 1,600 1,548 1,473 1,365 1,508 1,459 1,418 1,254 43,112

Being Hit By

Moving Object 79,479 4,189 3,881 4,108 3,972 3,812 4,071 4,030 3,963 3,904 115,409Sound andPressure 2,698 851 877 936 831 781 1,151 1,187 1,460 1,785 12,557Muscular StressWhile Lifting,Carrying or PuttingDown Objects 121,550 7,030 6,649 6,327 6,406 5,988 5,752 5,044 4,798 4,769 174,313

Muscular StressWhile LiftingObjects OtherThan Carrying orPutting DownObjects 104,610 4,034 4,575 4,746 4,678 4,182 4,545 4,222 4,654 4,275 144,521

Muscular StressWith No ObjectsBeing Handled 52,222 1,879 1,967 1,551 1,627 1,467 1,438 1,340 1,512 1,468 66,471

RepetitiveMovement, LowMuscle Loading 13,718 2,321 1,999 2,361 2,435 2,572 2,208 2,092 1,848 1,738 33,292Heat, Radiationand Electricity 6,949 247 216 243 219 187 235 238 228 238 9,000

Chemicals andSubstances 10,115 455 434 432 405 325 322 274 292 247 13,301

Biological 154 106 88 75 73 78 59 73 62 77 845Mental 2,985 2,242 2,328 2,610 2,751 2,663 2,472 2,458 2,397 2,431 25,337

Vehicle Accident 12,993 617 626 778 703 797 673 717 851 859 19,614Other/Unknown 115,476 1,111 1,462 980 1,170 878 656 704 453 375 123,265

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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The table below shows claim payments by mechanism of injury or disease for all standardised claims(see criteria). The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009.

Payments Made to Date by Mechanism of Injury/Disease

Mechanism of Injury/Disease Total Payments ($M)

Falls from height $1,508.0

Falls on the same level $1,848.5

Stepping, Kneeling or Sitting on Objects $237.8

Hitting Objects $582.2

Being Hit By Moving Object $2,235.6

Sound and Pressure $163.0Muscular Stress While Lifting, Carrying or Putting Down Objects $4,830.3

Muscular Stress While Lifting Objects Other Than Carrying or Putting Down Objects $3,686.7

Muscular Stress With No Objects Being Handled $1,402.5

Repetitive Movement, Low Muscle Loading $783.2

Heat, Radiation and Electricity $135.8

Chemicals and Substances $202.9

Biological $21.3

Mental $737.0

Vehicle Accident $521.3

Other/Unknown $2,312.1

Total $21,208.3


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Bodily Location

The table below shows claims reported for report year by body location. The bodily location isintended to identify the part of the body affected by the most serious injury or disease. All claimnumbers are based on standardised claims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claimnumbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Report Year

Bodily Location Sep 85to Jun00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Cranium 28,987 96 73 196 192 169 211 178 149 142 30,393

Eye 6,984 217 212 202 194 170 155 164 176 150 8,624

Ear 43,933 917 1,042 853 741 757 1,161 1,203 1,461 1,764 53,832

Face 8,492 442 435 509 509 449 496 499 477 462 12,770

Head N.E.C. 2,266 412 387 288 262 244 251 271 294 274 4,949

Neck 29,472 1,635 1,614 1,368 1,235 1,191 1,122 1,020 1,014 944 40,615

Back 172,749 8,035 7,835 7,722 7,822 7,066 7,029 6,208 6,012 5,694 236,172

Chest 15,322 397 353 368 361 333 346 353 325 321 18,479

Abdomen Region 21,971 1,143 1,047 1,171 1,250 1,210 1,126 1,044 982 947 31,891

Pelvic Region 1,612 88 88 45 60 37 38 40 29 36 2,073

Shoulder 42,753 3,087 3,065 3,141 3,209 3,124 3,143 2,964 3,074 2,977 70,537

Upper Arm 8,494 402 414 321 296 289 234 224 219 236 11,129

Elbow 14,483 890 867 933 955 891 906 810 788 780 22,303

Forearm 17,033 598 652 602 612 583 517 513 540 478 22,128

Wrist 27,067 1,399 1,333 1,379 1,381 1,389 1,344 1,190 1,300 1,251 39,033

Hand and Fingers 70,230 3,536 3,342 3,317 3,483 3,189 3,309 3,244 3,334 3,200 100,184

Upper LimbsN.E.C. 3,264 224 178 194 185 215 157 137 137 71 4,762

Hip 3,232 204 185 183 240 170 197 200 207 234 5,052

Upper Leg 5,239 249 259 255 217 204 246 230 225 224 7,348

Knee 43,160 2,668 2,664 2,641 2,639 2,714 2,819 2,526 2,663 2,520 67,014

Ankle 18,798 1,020 941 1,004 941 988 1,016 992 960 980 27,640

Foot and Toes 19,035 871 866 882 843 879 773 882 866 816 26,713

Lower LimbsN.E.C. 12,634 641 619 628 569 544 547 568 582 563 17,895

Circulation 458 47 39 73 67 48 59 50 53 43 937

Respiratory 831 92 91 137 172 109 118 74 83 66 1,773

Psychological

System 4,057 2,450 2,618 2,789 2,925 2,796 2,618 2,576 2,519 2,603 27,951MultipleLocations 26,306 977 1,021 1,187 1,112 976 904 1,031 875 913 35,302

Other/Unspecified 984 - - - - - - - - - 984

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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The table below shows claim payments by bodily location for all standardised claims (see criteria).The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009.

Payments Made to Date by Bodily Location

Bodily Location Total Payments ($M)

Cranium $941.9

Eye $95.8

Ear $395.9

Face $106.7

Head N.E.C. $199.5

Neck $986.7Back $8,143.2

Chest $386.6

Abdomen Region $257.4

Pelvic Region $72.6

Shoulder $1,727.7

Upper Arm $262.4

Elbow $367.2

Forearm $481.5

Wrist $684.5

Hand and Fingers $1,204.2

Upper Limbs N.E.C. $147.0

Hip $173.0

Upper Leg $159.6

Knee $1,204.7

Ankle $364.7Foot and Toes $315.0

Lower Limbs N.E.C. $404.2

Circulation $36.9

Respiratory $46.9

Psychological System $891.3

Multiple Locations $1,142.4

Other/Unspecified $8.9

Total $21,208.3


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Agency of Injury or Disease

The table below shows claims reported for the most recent five report years by agency of injury ordisease. The agency of injury or disease is intended to identify the object, substance or circumstancethat was principally involved in, or most closely associated with, the point at which things started togo wrong and which ultimately led to the most serious injury or disease. All claim numbers are basedon standardised claims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers with themost recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Agency of Injury/Disease 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Cutting, Slicing, Sawing Machinery 592 539 534 494 531 2,690

Power Presses 19 22 14 15 8 78

Garage Compactors 13 8 11 8 10 50

Other Crushing, Pressing and Rolling Machinery 327 335 284 314 265 1,525

Conveyer Belts and Escalators 52 64 55 62 47 280

Lifts, Dumbwaiters 19 19 26 24 26 114

Power Hoists 21 16 18 15 8 78

Cranes 51 43 44 53 52 243

Forklift Trucks 273 275 257 251 204 1,260

Other Conveyers and Lifting Plant 52 58 53 74 49 286

Other Machinery and Fixed Plant 674 623 531 610 507 2,945

Total Machinery and Fixed Plant 2,093 2,002 1,827 1,920 1,707 9,549

Excavators, Backhoes, Other Digging Equipment 53 40 38 35 23 189

Front-end Loader, Log-hand, Loading Plant 20 13 16 12 16 77

Tractors, Agricultural or Otherwise 15 25 19 30 21 110

Trailers, Caravans 134 110 83 102 102 531

Other Mobile Plant 534 477 466 501 481 2,459

Trucks, Semi-trailers, Lorries 329 267 261 389 271 1,517

Buses, Trolleybuses, Minibuses 39 35 19 38 38 169

Cars, Station wagons, Vans, Utilities 505 499 458 467 493 2,422

Motorcycles and Sidecars, Scooters, Trail bikes 37 49 49 52 62 249

Other Road Transport 33 37 29 37 19 155

Trains 9 16 15 26 35 101

Other Rail Transport 49 36 36 33 29 183

Other Transport 163 206 288 185 172 1,014

Total Mobile and Transport 1,920 1,810 1,777 1,907 1,762 9,176

Abrasive, Planing, Cutting Powered Tools 60 54 42 57 56 269

Electric Drills 86 79 104 96 83 448

Other Powered Workshop and Worksite Equipment 94 112 88 74 93 461Chainsaws 31 23 23 27 26 130

Other Powered Equipment, Tools and Appliances 1,587 1,522 1,332 1,380 1,424 7,245

Total Powered Equipment, Tools and Appliances 1,858 1,790 1,589 1,634 1,682 8,553

Handsaws 23 9 3 11 11 57

Shovels, Spades, Lawn edgers 64 73 68 77 56 338

Hammers, Mallets 108 120 123 119 97 567

Manual Lifting Equipment 678 262 308 263 166 1,677

Other Unpowered Tools 670 614 568 552 483 2,887

Other Unpowered Equipment 4,529 4,887 4,073 4,050 3,775 21,314

Crates, Cartons, Boxes, Cases, Drums, Kegs, Barrels 1,770 1,643 1,529 1,463 1,326 7,731

Ladders, Mobile Ramps and Stairways 552 514 482 463 487 2,498

Scaffolding 98 89 74 85 74 420

Hypodermic Syringes 14 10 7 12 16 59

Clothing and Footwear 107 114 122 128 112 583

Total Unpowered Tools, Appliances 8,613 8,335 7,357 7,223 6,603 38,131Total Chemicals 293 292 264 262 243 1,354

Total Materials and Substances 4,350 4,915 5,251 4,970 4,766 24,252

Steps and stairways 828 878 798 815 730 4,049

Other environmental agencies 3,083 3,287 2,785 3,168 3,154 15,477

Total Environmental agencies 3,911 4,165 3,583 3,983 3,884 19,526

Animals 444 427 412 458 470 2,211

Human and biological factors 4,150 4,107 4,058 3,800 3,708 19,823

Total Animal, Human and Biological factors 4,594 4,534 4,470 4,258 4,178 22,034

Other 3,102 2,999 3,073 3,187 3,864 16,225

Total 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 148,800


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Occupation Groups

The table below shows claims reported for report year by occupation codes or groups. The occupationcode is intended to identify the workers employed role at time of injury. All claim numbers are basedon standardised claims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers with themost recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Occupation Group Sep 85 to

Jun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Accountants, Auditors &Financial Advisors 1,194 78 75 92 94 79 62 66 66 85 1,891

Ambulance Officers & FireFighters 4,740 240 289 303 324 353 469 411 466 537 8,132

Architects, Surveyors,Building Engineers 2,312 127 113 121 151 141 123 132 143 154 3,517

Arts, Film, MediaProfessionals 1,851 110 148 125 126 119 110 124 128 135 2,976

Assemblers, Packers &Fillers 39,893 1,966 1,922 1,836 1,757 1,691 1,638 1,326 1,345 1,353 54,727

Car, Truck, Tram, TrainDrivers 40,753 2,305 2,286 2,328 2,314 2,186 2,158 2,046 2,092 1,970 60,438

Carpenters/WoodTradespersons 18,671 966 850 829 906 888 823 764 805 795 26,297

Cleaners, Housekeepers,

Laundry Workers 27,537 1,124 1,098 1,032 1,052 1,018 1,054 949 969 892 36,725Clerks, Keyboard Operators& Receptionists 29,422 1,242 1,257 1,353 1,307 1,205 1,187 1,089 1,140 1,253 40,455

Concreters 2,286 247 230 198 170 196 152 164 216 203 4,062

Electrical & ElectronicTradespersons 14,861 601 518 486 460 511 498 488 508 536 19,467

Farmers and Farm Labourers 22,936 616 554 550 516 452 476 447 490 503 27,540

Fixed Machine/PlantOperators 23,083 2,253 2,130 2,038 1,994 1,856 1,725 1,596 1,522 1,573 39,770

Food Workers 17,727 1,042 992 828 742 638 618 661 602 581 24,431

Gardeners, Nurserypersons 680 338 340 323 316 249 309 271 287 289 3,402

Health Professionals 2,443 220 197 222 242 241 253 278 309 250 4,655

Hospitality Workers 19,503 1,289 1,133 1,165 1,139 980 1,005 985 1,016 948 29,163

Inspectors 1,988 124 129 153 120 138 175 139 127 119 3,212

Managers 12,674 1,799 1,884 2,019 1,984 1,896 1,658 1,738 1,827 1,851 29,330

Metal Worker Tradespersons 46,509 1,414 1,346 1,288 1,296 1,267 1,355 1,188 1,228 1,357 58,248Mobile Plant Professionals 5,866 666 682 677 639 579 588 508 537 556 11,298

Motor VehicleTradespersons 14,864 810 817 701 694 631 687 673 699 642 21,218

Nursing Professionals/Personal Care Workers 30,789 1,920 2,150 2,471 2,602 2,305 2,325 2,130 2,114 2,164 50,970

Painters 4,758 182 163 156 170 137 123 120 122 132 6,063

Plasterers & Tilers 1,831 199 165 175 166 148 164 143 129 126 3,246

Plumbers 12,070 341 319 304 331 305 362 336 333 378 15,079

Police, Security and PrisonOfficers 17,190 1,181 1,188 1,202 1,227 1,191 1,271 1,183 1,031 988 27,652

Printers & SignwriterWorkers 4,212 277 221 240 192 223 208 186 153 150 6,062

Professional Office Workers 2,435 320 380 364 332 359 288 317 304 333 5,432

Roof Tilers & Bricklayers 2,360 158 138 128 142 120 101 114 104 121 3,486

Salespersons 17,682 1,063 995 958 925 998 973 805 788 825 26,012

Science Professionals 1,581 99 120 79 95 85 75 76 59 90 2,359Social Welfare &Psychologists 4,042 516 464 309 272 288 537 550 508 566 8,052

Sports Persons & Coaches 4,172 254 227 273 268 268 258 252 260 257 6,489

Storepersons 16,866 998 926 920 1,028 1,010 966 908 838 874 25,334

Teachers & Lecturers 20,488 1,207 1,135 1,316 1,241 1,195 1,207 1,193 1,301 1,102 31,385

Other Labourers 130,176 2,674 2,699 2,691 2,422 2,081 1,646 1,469 1,541 1,694 149,093

Other Occupations 11,687 586 556 560 563 638 620 652 767 709 17,338

Other Professionals 5,278 418 525 524 576 595 677 628 467 580 10,268

Other Tradespersons 10,436 767 879 1,051 1,577 1,474 1,918 2,086 2,003 1,018 23,209

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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The table below shows claim payments by nature of affliction for all standardised claims (see criteria).The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009.

Payments Made to Date by Occupation Group

Occupation Group Total Payments ($M)

Accountants, Auditors & Financial Advisors $43.6

Ambulance Officers & Fire Fighters $90.4

Architects, Surveyors, Building Engineers $62.9

Arts, Film, Media Professionals $41.1

Assemblers, Packers & Fillers $1,317.8

Car, Truck, Tram, Train Drivers $1,536.3Carpenters/Wood Tradespersons $610.0

Cleaners, Housekeepers, Laundry Workers $869.8

Clerks, Keyboard Operators & Receptionists $762.3

Concreters $134.1

Electrical & Electronic Tradespersons $350.8

Farmers and Farm Labourers $690.5

Fixed Machine/Plant Operators $1,183.0

Food Workers $570.6

Gardeners, Nurserypersons $60.6

Health Professionals $87.6

Hospitality Workers $611.8

Inspectors $69.1

Managers $723.3

Metal Worker Tradespersons $1,331.3

Mobile Plant Professionals $286.2Motor Vehicle Tradespersons $439.1

Nursing Professionals/Personal Care Workers $1,165.5

Painters $192.7

Plasterers & Tilers $110.0

Plumbers $353.0

Police, Security and Prison Officers $495.8

Printers & Signwriter Workers $142.6

Professional Office Workers $98.1

Roof Tilers & Bricklayers $126.8

Salespersons $549.7

Science Professionals $44.6

Social Welfare & Psychologists $187.2

Sports Persons & Coaches $76.0

Storepersons $513.8

Teachers & Lecturers$592.3

Other Labourers $3,571.9

Other Occupations $385.6

Other Professionals $211.8

Other Tradespersons $518.5Total $21,208.3


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Industry Division

The table below shows claims reported for report year by industry division. The industry division isintended to identify the predominant activity of each workplace. This classification is determined atthe time the workplace registered for WorkCover and is used to determine their premium liability. Allclaim numbers are based on standardised claims (see criteria). Care should be taken when comparingclaim numbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlieryears.

Report Year

Industry Division Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Agriculture 13,566 820 744 768 688 581 631 602 620 632 19,652

Communication 213 50 58 44 39 42 17 21 21 25 530

CommunityServices 124,679 7,848 8,099 8,676 8,980 8,641 8,523 7,555 7,370 7,071 197,442

Construction 61,005 2,837 2,787 2,871 2,831 2,909 2,836 2,926 3,008 3,216 87,226

Electricity, Gas &Water 15,159 190 256 228 181 180 182 127 134 154 16,791

Finance, Property &Business Services 28,382 2,014 2,096 2,044 2,078 1,904 2,002 2,072 2,105 2,210 46,907

Manufacturing 217,722 9,302 8,813 8,236 7,980 7,443 7,319 6,843 6,793 6,291 286,742Mining 3,928 119 109 92 97 82 88 130 138 136 4,919

PublicAdministration 15,655 490 567 576 574 547 654 604 673 744 21,084

Recreation,Personal & OtherServices 32,543 2,032 1,992 2,048 2,035 1,881 1,898 1,850 1,964 1,874 50,117

Trade 72,538 4,591 4,350 4,392 4,549 4,310 4,375 4,148 4,141 4,132 111,526

Transport &Storage 48,896 2,420 2,344 2,399 2,426 2,207 2,308 2,302 2,365 2,195 69,862

Unknown 15,560 24 25 14 14 7 9 11 12 9 15,685

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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Industry Sub Division/Division

The table below shows claims reported for report year by industry division and sub division. Theindustry division is intended to identify the predominant activity of each workplace. Thisclassification is determined at the time the workplace registered for WorkCover and is used todetermine their premium liability. All claim numbers are based on standardised claims (see criteria).Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers with the most recent year, as they have not hadthe same development time as earlier years. The table shows industry sub divisions in normal formatand industry divisions in bold.

Report Year

Industry SubDivision/IndustryDivision

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Agriculture 10,629 651 597 574 535 435 499 463 456 477 15,316

Fishing &Hunting 477 30 18 26 21 19 18 15 22 11 657

Forestry &Logging 1,374 67 47 81 62 53 49 52 50 59 1,894

Services toAgriculture 1,086 72 82 87 70 74 65 72 92 85 1,785

TotalAgriculture 13,566 820 744 768 688 581 631 602 620 632 19,652

Communication 213 50 58 44 39 42 17 21 21 25 530

Education,Museum andLibrary Services 32,643 1,772 1,784 2,033 1,974 1,901 1,859 1,892 1,913 1,737 49,508

Health 44,680 2,350 2,441 2,663 2,743 2,582 2,737 2,602 2,617 2,499 67,914

Other CommunityServices 32,407 2,558 2,553 2,627 2,840 2,811 2,486 1,666 1,498 1,466 52,912

Welfare andReligiousServices 14,949 1,168 1,321 1,353 1,423 1,347 1,441 1,395 1,342 1,369 27,108

TotalCommunityServices 124,679 7,848 8,099 8,676 8,980 8,641 8,523 7,555 7,370 7,071 197,442

GeneralConstruction 32,654 1,270 1,273 1,348 1,301 1,365 1,352 1,389 1,436 1,471 44,859

Special TradeConstruction 28,351 1,567 1,514 1,523 1,530 1,544 1,484 1,537 1,572 1,745 42,367

TotalConstruction 61,005 2,837 2,787 2,871 2,831 2,909 2,836 2,926 3,008 3,216 87,226

Electricity & Gas 13,116 103 164 142 100 119 119 64 70 81 14,078

Water, Sewerage& Drainage 2,043 87 92 86 81 61 63 63 64 73 2,713

Total Electricity,Gas & Water 15,159 190 256 228 181 180 182 127 134 154 16,791

Finance &Investment 6,458 219 286 264 242 208 263 275 270 322 8,807

Insurance &Services toInsurers 2,328 111 94 119 115 112 120 112 116 145 3,372

Property &Business Services 19,596 1,684 1,716 1,661 1,721 1,584 1,619 1,685 1,719 1,743 34,728

Total Finance,Property &Business Services 28,382 2,014 2,096 2,044 2,078 1,904 2,002 2,072 2,105 2,210 46,907

Basic MetalProducts 8,423 272 261 234 187 176 177 158 172 147 10,207

Chemical,Petroleum & Coal 9,797 409 461 429 453 404 408 396 409 381 13,547

Clothing &Footwear 13,968 364 231 185 141 103 93 73 76 81 15,315

Fabricated MetalProducts 22,056 869 887 842 896 852 910 816 798 765 29,691

Food, Beverages& Tobacco 41,589 2,026 1,877 1,741 1,550 1,422 1,469 1,480 1,394 1,396 55,944

MiscellaneousManufacturing 15,850 840 760 717 733 599 563 619 573 573 21,827

Non-Metallic

Mineral Products 9,999 358 351 349 314 296 291 285 298 261 12,802


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Industry Sub Division/Division Continued

Report Year

Industry SubDivision/IndustryDivision

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Other Machinery &Equipment 24,186 882 837 791 769 768 760 720 699 667 31,079

Paper, Paper

Products, Printing& Publishing 11,740 583 580 587 561 567 608 530 489 466 16,711

Textiles 12,196 554 537 432 399 332 246 190 234 195 15,315

TransportEquipment 32,247 1,362 1,312 1,161 1,213 1,245 1,132 974 1,032 763 42,441

Wood, WoodProducts &Furniture 15,671 783 719 768 764 679 662 602 619 596 21,863

TotalManufacturing 217,722 9,302 8,813 8,236 7,980 7,443 7,319 6,843 6,793 6,291 286,742

Coal 2,239 50 46 40 33 22 9 28 26 26 2,519ConstructionMaterials 821 32 31 23 34 35 36 46 38 40 1,136Metallic Minerals 262 9 14 14 14 8 12 26 42 37 438Oil & Gas 72 6 4 0 1 4 2 6 3 5 103Other Non-MetallicMinerals 176 11 7 7 8 6 11 11 11 4 252Services to MiningN.E.C. 358 11 7 8 7 7 18 13 18 24 471Total Mining 3,928 119 109 92 97 82 88 130 138 136 4,919

PublicAdministration 15,655 490 567 576 574 547 654 604 673 744 21,084

Entertainment &RecreationalServices 14,265 831 828 972 950 915 897 892 994 875 22,419

Personal Services 4,710 291 285 248 256 237 237 248 249 261 7,022

Private HouseholdsEmploying Staff 191 8 6 10 4 6 7 7 10 11 260

Restaurants, Hotels& Staff 13,377 902 873 818 825 723 757 703 711 727 20,416

Total Recreation,

Personal & OtherServices 32,543 2,032 1,992 2,048 2,035 1,881 1,898 1,850 1,964 1,874 50,117

Agencies, Buying/Purchasing Offices 1,209 149 146 85 56 53 34 47 50 47 1,876

Retail Trade 35,989 2,493 2,323 2,341 2,364 2,249 2,243 2,120 2,152 2,214 56,488

Wholesale Trade 35,340 1,949 1,881 1,966 2,129 2,008 2,098 1,981 1,939 1,871 53,162

Total Trade 72,538 4,591 4,350 4,392 4,549 4,310 4,375 4,148 4,141 4,132 111,526

Air Transport 1,502 80 38 14 35 56 57 48 52 49 1,931

Other Transport 108 3 - - - - - 1 1 - 113

Rail Transport 8,565 142 116 204 175 162 159 128 163 186 10,000

Road Transport 24,884 1,514 1,476 1,497 1,467 1,432 1,426 1,446 1,483 1,329 37,954

Services toTransport 9,000 362 372 371 351 263 333 294 347 340 12,033

Storage 4,704 309 327 304 382 278 321 378 303 279 7,585

Water Transport 133 10 15 9 16 16 12 7 16 12 246

Total Transport &

Storage 48,896 2,420 2,344 2,399 2,426 2,207 2,308 2,302 2,365 2,195 69,862Unknown 15,560 24 25 14 14 7 9 11 12 9 15,685

Total 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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The table below shows average payment per claim grouped by industry division for all standardisedclaims (see criteria). The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 toJune 2009.

Industry Division Musculoskeletal(Back)

Musculoskeletal(Other)

Fractures/Contusions/

Open Wounds

OtherInjuries

Stress OtherDiseases

Agriculture $53,402 $25,666 $23,713 $33,172 $27,078 $17,217

Communication $20,022 $11,121 $23,287 $3,447 $16,020 $10,928

Community Services $25,834 $14,684 $12,864 $16,022 $31,469 $14,705

Construction $43,052 $22,773 $23,029 $33,628 $35,660 $11,206

Electricity, Gas & Water $24,443 $13,011 $14,939 $16,559 $23,749 $8,577

Finance, Property & BusinessServices $32,129 $19,555 $19,760 $23,089 $33,227 $14,478

Manufacturing $40,041 $24,761 $18,460 $17,970 $31,257 $10,899

Mining $44,288 $23,820 $26,485 $37,777 $41,930 $9,723

Public Administration $20,029 $12,265 $12,134 $13,369 $24,846 $10,442

Recreation, Personal & Other Services $30,716 $17,436 $14,575 $19,707 $26,151 $12,223

Trade $35,313 $20,404 $16,476 $22,198 $30,140 $13,187

Transport & Storage $31,797 $17,882 $21,928 $32,912 $19,426 $13,944

Unknown $34,241 $17,663 $10,364 $15,379 $37,872 $14,159

Total $34,207 $19,999 $17,985 $21,726 $30,188 $12,040


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The table below shows medical and like payments by payment year for all standardised claims (seecriteria). The total payment amounts relate to claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009.

Medical and Like Payments by Payment Year ($M)

PaymentGroup

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Acupuncturist $3.7 $0.6 $0.7 $0.8 $0.9 $0.8 $0.8 $0.7 $0.6 $0.4 $10.0

Aids &Appliances $73.5 $5.8 $5.4 $5.1 $4.7 $4.9 $5.2 $4.9 $5.3 $5.6 $120.4

Ambulance $19.9 $2.2 $2.3 $3.4 $3.2 $3.1 $3.5 $4.2 $4.1 $1.8 $47.6

Chemist $74.9 $14.9 $18.0 $21.6 $19.0 $17.7 $19.3 $20.0 $19.4 $18.4 $243.2

Chiropractor $55.5 $3.9 $4.4 $4.7 $4.7 $4.3 $3.6 $2.9 $2.4 $1.7 $87.9

Dental $8.4 $0.8 $0.9 $0.8 $0.9 $0.9 $1.0 $1.0 $1.1 $0.9 $16.8

Hearing Aids $3.3 $0.8 $2.7 $3.9 $5.2 $4.3 $4.7 $7.3 $7.9 $7.0 $47.2

MedicalDoctor $586.9 $55.5 $61.6 $70.9 $75.5 $77.4 $80.7 $81.0 $82.7 $59.9 $1,232.1

NursingService $1.5 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $4.4

OccupationalTherapist $13.5 $1.8 $1.8 $1.9 $2.0 $1.8 $1.6 $1.7 $1.8 $1.3 $29.3

Osteopathy $3.4 $1.1 $1.7 $2.4 $3.0 $2.8 $2.0 $1.8 $1.6 $1.2 $20.9Other $11.8 $0.9 $1.2 $1.5 $2.7 $3.6 $3.2 $3.5 $3.8 $3.7 $35.9

Physiotherapy $230.0 $21.2 $24.8 $28.1 $25.4 $22.7 $21.8 $19.9 $19.9 $14.9 $428.6

PrivateHospital $318.2 $27.5 $29.7 $33.0 $35.2 $38.1 $42.9 $42.2 $46.0 $35.2 $648.0

Psychologist $48.8 $7.4 $9.3 $11.3 $12.3 $12.4 $12.3 $11.4 $10.6 $10.2 $146.0

PublicHospital $146.3 $5.9 $7.7 $18.4 $14.7 $15.6 $14.7 $16.9 $17.6 $8.1 $265.8

RemedialExercise $6.0 $1.4 $1.8 $1.9 $2.0 $2.1 $2.1 $1.9 $1.7 $1.7 $22.6

RemedialMassage $27.1 $3.3 $3.9 $4.6 $4.9 $4.6 $4.0 $3.3 $2.8 $2.3 $60.7

Road AccidentRescue $2.0 $0.2 $0.2 $0.1 $0.1 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $2.6

Total $1,634.7 $155.6 $178.3 $214.7 $216.7 $217.7 $223.5 $224.7 $229.6 $174.6 $3,469.9


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Back InjuriesThe table below shows all back injury standardised claims (see criteria). The totals relate to claimsreported from September 1985 to June 2009. This table compares the proportion of back injuries toother bodily locations. Care should be taken when comparing claim numbers with the most recentyear, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Back Injury Claims by Report Year

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Back InjuryClaims 172,749 8,035 7,835 7,722 7,822 7,066 7,029 6,208 6,012 5,694 236,172

Back Injury % 26.60% 24.50% 24.30% 23.80% 24.10% 23.00% 22.80% 21.30% 20.50% 19.80% 25.40%

Other InjuryClaims 477,097 24,702 24,405 24,666 24,650 23,668 23,813 22,983 23,332 22,995 692,311

Other Injury % 73.40% 75.50% 75.70% 76.20% 75.90% 77.00% 77.20% 78.70% 79.50% 80.20% 74.60%

Total Claims 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483

Stress ClaimsThe table below shows all stress injury standardised claims (see criteria). The totals relate to claimsreported from September 1985 to June 2009. This table compares the proportion of stress injuries to

other nature of affliction injuries. With the introduction of new mechanism and nature of afflictioncodes in July 1998 and July 2000, claim numbers have allowed a more accurate reflection of this typeof injury, therefore should not be compared to the prior series. Care should be taken when comparingclaim numbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlieryears.

Stress Injury Claims by Report Year

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

StressInjuryClaims 26,660 2,417 2,565 2,785 2,922 2,791 2,612 2,570 2,518 2,601 50,441

StressInjury % 4.10% 7.40% 8.00% 8.60% 9.00% 9.10% 8.50% 8.80% 8.60% 9.10% 5.40%

OtherInjuryClaims 623,186 30,320 29,675 29,603 29,550 27,943 28,230 26,621 26,826 26,088 878,042

OtherInjury % 95.90% 92.60% 92.00% 91.40% 91.00% 90.90% 91.50% 91.20% 91.40% 90.90% 94.60%

TotalClaims 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483

Manual Handling ClaimsThe table below shows all manual handling injury standardised claims (see criteria). The totals relateto claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009. This table compares the proportion of manualhandling injuries to other mechanism of injuries. With the changes to nature of affliction codes in July2002, the codes for manual handling have been derived. Care should be taken when comparing claim

numbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development time as earlier years.

Manual Handling Injury Claims by Report Year

Sep 85 toJun 00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

Manual HandlingInjury Claims 281,274 15,159 15,092 14,848 14,981 14,114 13,823 12,578 12,692 12,138 406,699

Manual HandlingInjury % 43.30% 46.30% 46.80% 45.80% 46.10% 45.90% 44.80% 43.10% 43.30% 42.30% 43.80%


Other Injury % 56.70% 53.70% 53.20% 54.20% 53.90% 54.10% 55.20% 56.90% 56.70% 57.70% 56.20%

Total Claims 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483


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Musculoskeletal ClaimsThe table below shows all musculoskeletal injury standardised claims (see criteria). The totals relateto claims reported from September 1985 to June 2009. This table compares the proportion ofmusculoskeletal injuries to other nature of afflictions. With the introduction of new afflictions codesin July 1998, July 2000, and July 2002 claim numbers have allowed a more accurate reflection of thistype of injury, therefore should not be compared to the prior series. Care should be taken whencomparing claim numbers with the most recent year, as they have not had the same development timeas earlier years.

Musculoskeletal Injury Claims by Report Year

Sep 85to Jun00

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Total

MusculoskeletalInjury Claims 376,362 19,856 19,572 18,836 18,835 17,591 17,320 15,804 16,067 15,434 535,677

MusculoskeletalInjury % 57.90% 60.70% 60.70% 58.20% 58.00% 57.20% 56.20% 54.10% 54.80% 53.80% 57.70%


Other Injury % 42.10% 39.30% 39.30% 41.80% 42.00% 42.80% 43.80% 45.90% 45.20% 46.20% 42.30%

Total Claims 649,846 32,737 32,240 32,388 32,472 30,734 30,842 29,191 29,344 28,689 928,483

Documents

Worksafe Victoria Statistical+Summary 2008-2009