4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% Lower leg 4% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% Hand, fingers & thumb 6% 6% 7% 5% 5% 3% Head 2% 4% 2% 2% 4% 3% Elbow 11% 16% 18% 17% 15% 18% Other locations Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Breakdown agency by industry Table 28 shows the number of serious claims in the 2009–11 period for the most prevalent industries and breakdown agencies involved. These data show that falls from ladders were the most common type of fall in the Construction and Retail trade industries while falls from trucks were the most common in the Transport & storage industry and falls from horses the most common in the Agriculture, forestry & fishing industry. The Manufacturing industry did not have a dominant type of fall. Table 28: Serious claims due to falls from a height: number and percentage by industry and breakdown agency, 2009–11 No. of % of claims % of all falls Industry & Breakdown Agency claims in industry claims 5,120 21% Construction 1,470 29% 6% Ladders 710 14% 3% Buildings & other structures 480 9% 2% Scaffolding 360 7% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 305 6% 1% Steps & stairways 265 5% 1% Holes in the ground 2,860 11% Manufacturing 505 18% 2% Ladders 455 16% 2% Steps & stairways 345 12% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 200 7% 1% Buildings & other structures 110 4% 0% Forklift trucks 2,725 11% Transport & storage 1,110 41% 4% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 245 9% 1% Steps & stairways 125 5% 1% Ladders Buildings & other structures 120 4% 0% 1,895 8% Retail trade 510 27% 2% Ladders 355 19% 1% Steps & stairways 180 9% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 165 9% 1% Buildings & other structures 2,010 8% Property & business services 460 23% 2% Steps & stairways 275 14% 1% Ladders 240 12% 1% Buildings & other structures 180 9% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 1,295 5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 325 25% 1% Horses, donkeys, mules 180 14% 1% Ladders
Lower leg 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% Hand, fingers & thumb 4% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% Head 6% 6% 7% 5% 5% 3% Elbow 2% 4% 2% 2% 4% 3% Other locations 11% 16% 18% 17% 15% 18% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Breakdown agency by industry Table 28 shows the number of serious claims in the 2009–11 period for the most prevalent industries and breakdown agencies involved. These data show that falls from ladders were the most common type of fall in the Construction and Retail trade industries while falls from trucks were the most common in the Transport & storage industry and falls from horses the most common in the Agriculture, forestry & fishing industry. The Manufacturing industry did not have a dominant type of fall. Table 28: Serious claims due to falls from a height: number and percentage by industry and breakdown agency, 2009–11 Industry & Breakdown Agency No. of claims % of claims in industry % of all falls claims Construction 5,120 21% Ladders 1,470 29% 6% Buildings & other structures 710 14% 3% Scaffolding 480 9% 2% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 360 7% 1% Steps & stairways 305 6% 1% Holes in the ground 265 5% 1% Manufacturing 2,860 11% Ladders 505 18% 2% Steps & stairways 455 16% 2% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 345 12% 1% Buildings & other structures 200 7% 1% Forklift trucks 110 4% 0% Transport & storage 2,725 11% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 1,110 41% 4% Steps & stairways 245 9% 1% Ladders 125 5% 1% Buildings & other structures 120 4% 0% Retail trade 1,895 8% Ladders 510 27% 2% Steps & stairways 355 19% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 180 9% 1% Buildings & other structures 165 9% 1% Property & business services 2,010 8% Steps & stairways 460 23% 2% Ladders 275 14% 1% Buildings & other structures 240 12% 1% Trucks, semi-trailers, lorries 180 9% 1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 1,295 5% Horses, donkeys, mules 325 25% 1% Ladders 180 14% 1%
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