What are the most common causes of work-related fatalities?
Vehicle incidents and being hit by moving objects accounted for 54% of all worker fatalities in 2023.
The most common causes of work-related fatalities:
- Vehicle incidents (84 workers; 42%) and being hit by moving objects (24 workers; 12%) accounted for more than half (54%) of all worker fatalities in 2023.
- 29 worker fatalities (15%) were attributable to falls from a height in 2023.
- This is 32% higher than the 5-year average of 22 worker fatalities per year (2019 to 2023).
- 45% (13) of falls from a height worker deaths in 2023 occurred within the construction industry.
- In 2023, nearly 80% of workers who died due to falls from a height were:
- Labourers: 41% (12)
- Technician and trades workers: 21% (6)
- Machinery operator and drivers: 17% (5)
