Where do workers compensation claims happen in Western Australia

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Where do workers compensation claims happen in
Western Australia

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Construction Industry

• In 2015/16, the highest number of workers
  compensation claims and proportion of lost-time
  claims were associated with manual labour and
  high risk industries such as Construction at 15
  per cent.
• Injuries in the construction industry increased
  as a percentage, they were 13.7 the year prior.

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Healthcare Industry

• Like the Construction industry involves heavy
  manual work
• In 2015/16, the Health care and social assistance
  industry accounted for 13 of total workers
  compensation claims.

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Labourers and Technicians

• Technicians and trades workers, Labourers, and
  Machinery operators and drivers accounted for 63
  per cent of lost-time workers compensation claims
  in 2015/16

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White collar workers

• white collar workers occupied the lowest
  proportion of claims, including Sales workers at
  five per cent, Clerical and administrative
  workers at four per cent and Managers at three
  per cent.

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Information Source

• Information from these slides is taken from the
  WorkCover WA Website, more information can be
  found at http//www.workcover.wa.gov.au/content/u
  ploads/2014/09/November-2016-Publication-Web-versi
  on.pdf

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