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Table INJOCC1_3YR - Averaged 2006/07-2008/09

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported reportable non-fatal injury to workers, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2006/07-2008/09

Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major, minor or unit group^ Injury sustained in their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated incidence (thousands) Averaged rate per 100 000 workers
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 88 17 14 21 400 310 480
Corporate managers 11 59 12 8 15 330 240 420
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 29 6 4 8 660 420 910
Professional occupations 2 58 11 8 14 300 220 370
Science and technology professionals 21 21 4 2 6 400 220 570
Health professionals 22 3 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 28 5 3 7 370 230 510
  Teaching professionals 231 27 5 3 7 380 230 520
  Research professionals 232 1 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 6 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 159 31 26 36 760 640 880
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 48 9 7 12 280 200 370
Administrative occupations 41 40 8 5 10 310 210 410
Secretarial and related occupations 42 8 * * * * * *
Skilled trades occupations 5 259 53 47 60 1760 1540 1970
Skilled agricultural trades 51 32 7 4 9 2260 1480 3050
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 98 20 16 24 1760 1410 2110
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 21 4 3 6 3300 1890 4710
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 28 5 3 8 1720 1080 2360
  Vehicle trades 523 23 5 3 7 1870 1100 2650
  Electrical trades 524 26 5 3 7 1250 770 1730
Skilled construction and building trades 53 103 21 17 25 1900 1530 2280
  Construction trades 531 87 18 14 22 2040 1610 2470
  Building trades 532 16 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 26 5 3 8 1100 670 1540
Personal service occupations 6 144 28 23 33 1220 1010 1420
Caring personal service occupations 61 123 24 19 28 1330 1090 1570
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 86 17 13 20 1730 1360 2100
  Childcare and related personal services 612 29 6 3 8 710 450 970
  Animal care services 613 8 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 21 4 2 6 830 450 1200
Sales and customer service occupations 7 70 14 11 18 680 520 840
Sales occupations 71 59 12 9 15 700 520 880
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 52 11 8 14 700 500 890
  Sales related occupations 712 7 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 11 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 194 38 32 43 1900 1630 2170
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 81 16 12 19 1740 1360 2120
  Process operatives 811 30 6 4 8 1820 1160 2470
  Plant and machine operatives 812 20 4 2 6 2110 1180 3050
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 16 * * * * * *
  Construction operatives 814 15 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 113 22 18 26 2030 1660 2410
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 86 17 13 20 1830 1440 2220
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 27 5 3 7 3180 1980 4380
Elementary occupations 9 238 47 41 53 1470 1280 1660
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 86 18 14 22 1980 1560 2410
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 152 29 25 34 1270 1070 1480
  Elementary administration occupations 921 29 6 4 8 2380 1500 3250
    Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 9211 28 6 3 8 2750 1720 3780
    Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified 9219 1 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 42 8 6 11 980 680 1280
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 48 9 6 11 1250 890 1610
  Elementary security occupations 924 23 4 3 6 1340 790 1900
  Elementary sales occupations 925 10 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All occupations (injury sustained in current or most recent job)   1259 249 235 264 890 840 940
Injury sustained in other job#   112 24 19 28 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   1371 273 258 288 970 920 1020

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (1992)

^Within occupation major groups, some sub-major and minor group information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job in which their injury was sustained and those who said their injury was sustained in a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

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Updated 16.11.09