What do work-related injuries and illnesses commonly look like?

In 2023, two-thirds (64.8%) of all serious claims were concentrated in 3 injury or disease groups.

• Serious claims for injuries most commonly looked like:
  • Traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury: 35.5% (49,300)
  • Wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage: 14.7% (20,500)
  • Fractures: 10.2% (14,200)
• Serious claims for diseases most commonly looked like:
  • Musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases: 14.5% (20,200)
  • Mental health conditions: 10.5% (14,600)
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases: 6.0% (8,300)
• Serious claims were most commonly caused by:
  • Body stressing: 32.7% (45,000)
  • Falls, slips and trips of a person: 21.8% (30,300)
  • Being hit by moving objects: 15.8% (22,000)