Mechanism | Number2 | OHS total3 % | Comp total4 % | OHS and Comp total5 % | None6 % |
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*Excluding the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. This table includes all relevant cases included in the overall work related fatalities study.12 | |||||
1: Percentages are based on the total number in each study category. | |||||
2: Number in mechanism category. | |||||
3: Total on any OHS list (including combined). | |||||
4: Total on any compensation list (including combined). | |||||
5: Total on any OHS, compensation or combined list. | |||||
6: Not on any list. | |||||
Slide/cave in | 14 | 42.9 | 78.6 | 100.0 | – |
Being hit by moving objects | 443 | 61.0 | 63.2 | 80.6 | 19.4 |
Rollover | 63 | 61.9 | 41.3 | 76.2 | 23.8 |
Contact with electricity | 108 | 66.7 | 59.3 | 75.9 | 24.1 |
Falls | 157 | 55.4 | 63.1 | 74.5 | 25.5 |
Explosion | 17 | 52.9 | 64.7 | 70.6 | 29.4 |
Vehicle crash | 587 | 7.8 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 39.9 |
Contact with heat or cold | 16 | 37.5 | 43.8 | 56.2 | 43.8 |
Chemicals, other substances | 23 | 47.8 | 43.5 | 52.2 | 47.8 |
Hitting objects | 14 | 21.4 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
Weapons | 62 | 8.1 | 32.3 | 35.5 | 64.5 |
Drowning | 84 | 10.7 | 21.4 | 26.2 | 73.8 |
Other and unknown | 6 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
Total | 1594 | 35.4 | 56.6 | 66.3 | 33.7 |