3% 3% 2% 3% 3% Dislocation 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% Other injuries & diseases Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Falls from Ladders In the three years 2009–11 there were 3830 serious claims due to a fall from a Ladder. This is equivalent to 3 injuries each day requiring the worker to be away from work for one or more weeks. Table 31 shows the key characteristics of the employees who most commonly lodged claims due to a fall from a Ladder. These data indicate that falls from ladders most often involved Electrical & electronics or Structural construction tradespersons working in the Installation trade services or Building completion industries. Their falls most often resulted in a sprain or strain of the knee, ankle or lower back, or a fracture of the wrist or knee. Table 31: Serious claims due to falls from ladders: number and percentage by selected characteristics, 2009–11 % of claims No. of Characteristic involving claims ladders Occupation group 440 12% Electrical & electronics tradespersons 430 11% Structural construction tradespersons 215 6% Sales assistants 185 5% Plumbers 175 5% Final finishes construction tradespersons 145 4% Mining, construction & related labourers 130 3% Agricultural & horticultural labourers Cleaners 125 3% Industry group 575 15% Installation trade services 340 9% Building completion services 300 8% Building construction 180 5% Cleaning & other business services 125 3% Clothing & soft good retailing 110 3% Horticulture & fruit growing Nature of injury 1 455 38% Sprains & strains of joints & adjacent muscles 1 230 32% Fractures 365 10% Contusion & crushing injury 215 6% Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 190 5% Open wound Bodily location 510 13% Back 480 13% Knee 465 12% Ankle 380 10% Wrist 310 8% Shoulder 3 830 Number of serious claims due to falls from ladders
Dislocation 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% Other injuries & diseases 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Falls from Ladders In the three years 2009–11 there were 3830 serious claims due to a fall from a Ladder. This is equivalent to 3 injuries each day requiring the worker to be away from work for one or more weeks. Table 31 shows the key characteristics of the employees who most commonly lodged claims due to a fall from a Ladder. These data indicate that falls from ladders most often involved Electrical & electronics or Structural construction tradespersons working in the Installation trade services or Building completion industries. Their falls most often resulted in a sprain or strain of the knee, ankle or lower back, or a fracture of the wrist or knee. Table 31: Serious claims due to falls from ladders: number and percentage by selected characteristics, 2009–11 Characteristic No. of claims % of claims involving ladders Occupation group Electrical & electronics tradespersons 440 12% Structural construction tradespersons 430 11% Sales assistants 215 6% Plumbers 185 5% Final finishes construction tradespersons 175 5% Mining, construction & related labourers 145 4% Agricultural & horticultural labourers 130 3% Cleaners 125 3% Industry group Installation trade services 575 15% Building completion services 340 9% Building construction 300 8% Cleaning & other business services 180 5% Clothing & soft good retailing 125 3% Horticulture & fruit growing 110 3% Nature of injury Sprains & strains of joints & adjacent muscles 1 455 38% Fractures 1 230 32% Contusion & crushing injury 365 10% Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 215 6% Open wound 190 5% Bodily location Back 510 13% Knee 480 13% Ankle 465 12% Wrist 380 10% Shoulder 310 8% Number of serious claims due to falls from ladders 3 830
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