Work-related fatalities report

The Notified fatalities statistical report 2009-10 from Safe Work Australia, analyses work-related fatalities that occurred between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010. In that period there were 124 notified fatalities - 111 workers and 13 bystanders. Some of the findings were:

• Most fatalities were of men — 115, compared to 9 women.


• 23% of fatalities occurred at a workplace primarily engaged in Agriculture, forestry & fishing; 17% in Construction; 13% in Manufacturing; 11% in Transport & storage; and 5% in Mining.


• The most common causes of the fatalities were Vehicle incidents (26); Falls from a height (20); Being hit by falling objects (18); Being hit by moving objects (18); and Contact with electricity (12).