Construction worker claims 2016/17

GEELONG construction workers made 152 injury claims against their employers

WORKERS aged 35-44 claimed the highest number of injuries (35) followed by workers aged 15-24 (31 injuries)

THE most common type of injury was traumatic joint, ligament or tendon injury (47 injuries), followed by wounds, lacerations and amputations (31 injuries)

THE most common cause of injury was poor manual handling (50 injuries) followed by slips, trips and falls (37 injuries)

THE sub-sector with the highest number of injuries was heavy and civil engineering construction (43 injuries)