Injury Statistics - Work-related Claims: 2007
Highlights
- There were 231,300 claims for work-related injuries that occurred in 2007.
- Sixty-seven claims were lodged for work-related fatalities.
- The manufacturing; construction; and agriculture, forestry and fishing industries accounted for 36 percent of all claims.
- Workers aged 65 years and over had a higher rate of claims than any other age group.
- The number of work-related claims remained relatively stable in the period between 2002 and 2007.
| Geoff Bascand |
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29 October 2008 |
| Government Statistician |
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ISSN 1178 2160 |