| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Accommodation Manager |
paraplegia |
heavy work and fall on wooden steps |
| Accountant |
rsi |
keying data from cheques into machine |
| Accounting Machinist |
rsi |
repetitive typing, keying in data |
| Accounts Clerk |
rsi |
writing, typing, bookwork |
| Accounts Clerk |
knee |
walking - slipped |
| Accounts Clerk |
rsi |
typing, keying accounts |
| Accounts Clerk |
strain |
prolonged work with bent neck |
| Accounts Manager |
strain |
jerky lunge to support falling printer |
| Acrobat (student) |
fracture |
fell awkwardly during a performance |
| Admin assistant |
rsi |
allegedly excessive keyboarding |
| Administration Assistant |
strain |
slipped on hospital linoleum floor |
| Administration officer |
strain |
lifting heavy boxes, negotiating security doors |
| Administration Officer |
strain |
lifting heavy box of brochures |
| Administrative |
fracture |
stood in footpath depression |
| Administrative Assistant |
strain |
using computer equipment |
| Administrative Assistant |
rsi |
repetitively typing data |
| Administrative Officer |
fracture |
slipped as descending stairs |
| Advertising rep |
strain |
sweeping |
| Aged Care Resident |
fractures |
slipped while walking on loose gravel |
| Air Traffic Control Officer |
strain |
prolonged seated duties at simulator console |
| Airconditioning Mechanic |
multiple |
slipped on wet, sloping asbestos roof |
| Aircraft Loader |
strain |
loading cargo on and off aircraft |
| Aircraft Mechanic |
strain |
aircraft maintenance |
| Airline Reservations Clerk |
strain |
fell over a chair left in an aisleway |
| Ambulance Officer |
strain |
chair caught on plastic mat edge & overbalanced |
| Ambulance Officer |
strain |
hurt while restraining a violent patient - emergency radio out of range |
| Ambulance Officer |
needlestick |
attacked by overdosing drug addict |
| Ambulance Officer |
multiple |
hit by motorcycle out of control at race meeting |
| Amusement Park Attendant |
strain |
fell while trying to close an ill-fitting door |
| Analyst |
rsi |
repetitive screen/keyboard work |
| Analyst / programmer |
rsi |
long hours of keyboarding without breaks |
| Answering telephone |
overuse |
telephone/keying information |
| Antenna Installer |
multiple |
stepped on a skylight which gave way |
| Apple Grader/Labour |
rsi |
lifting and manhandling tubs of fruit |
| Apprent Boiler Maker |
amputation |
grinding a tin plate, grinder slipped |
| Apprentice |
strain |
fell on old wooden stairs |
| Apprentice |
psychiatric |
physical & sexual abuse by co-workers |
| Apprentice |
misc |
removing tie-rod end from utility |
| Apprentice Carpenter |
|
using a portable tabletop bench saw |
| Apprentice Carpenter |
fracture |
Fall |
| Apprentice Fitter/Turner |
fracture |
removing a chuck from its lathe |
| Apprentice Metalworker |
multiple |
struck by part ejected from lathe |
| Apprentice plumber |
impact |
hit by fragments while sawing metal pipe |
| Arborist/tree clearer |
strain |
missed bottom step and fell while exiting truck cabin |
| Architect |
fracture |
go-karting, crashed |
| Asbestors remover / lagger |
fracture |
struck by forklift |
| Assembler |
rsi |
lifting parts for refrigerator, assembling fridge |
| Assembler |
rsi |
assembling and packing display signs |
| Assembler |
Strain |
Lifting boxes of military antennas; moving drums |
| Assembler |
rsi |
repetitive paint spraying and rubbing |
| Assembler |
rsi |
assembling metal pieces into vents |
| Assembler |
strain |
install bits on vehicle with gun |
| Assembler |
strain |
manoeuvering a heavy gearbox |
| Assembler |
rsi |
packing light fittings into a box |
| Assembler |
rsi |
inserting screw into hole drilled into steel plate |
| Assembler |
strain |
grabbing and pushing small electronic components |
| Assembler |
hernia/rsi |
lifting half car bodies |
| Assembler |
strain |
slipped off a welder, tripped on a motor |
| Assembler |
strain |
repetitive handling of heavy auto electric parts |
| Assembler |
rsi |
pulling trigger of power tool |
| Assembler |
rsi |
repetitive insertion of mobile phone into a stiff jug |
| Assembler |
quadriplegia |
failed surgery after shoulder/neck injury lifting windows |
| Assembler |
rsi |
repetitive use of airgun to tighten nuts on lawnmower |
| Assembler |
strain |
lifting a tow bar on to a bench |
| Assembler |
amputation |
cut off fingers with a circular saw |
| Assembler |
rsi |
assembling dashboard parts |
| Assembler |
strain |
pushing air gun into car body to attach bolts |
| Assembler |
rsi |
repetitive use of a rivet gun and grinder |
| Assembler |
strain |
lifting a tail shaft |
| Assembler |
strain |
lifting bags into dumpmaster |
| Assembler |
strain |
pulling an impeller off a motor |
| Assembler |
rsi |
fixing covers on frame of umbrellas |
| Assembler |
rsi |
assemble light fittings |
| Assembler |
strain |
spot facing pulley wheels |
| Assembler |
strain |
lifting heavy glass panel |
| Assembler - cars |
strain |
attaching side panels to car bodies |
| Assembler (windows) |
strain |
lifting glass and frames; fitting glass to frames |
| Assembler/Packer |
strain |
heavy and repetitive lifting |
| Assembler/Packer |
rsi |
assembling circuit bases |
| Assembler/Spare Man |
strain |
inserting & tightening bolts attaching suspension |
| Assembly Line Processor |
mh |
fit break drums & assoc equip to rear axel |
| Assembly Worker |
elbow |
assemble armrests |
| Assembly Worker |
strain |
lifting heavy grilles (tree covers) |
| Assembly Worker |
strain |
assembling and packing telephone handsets |
| Assembly Worker |
rsi |
pressing pedal to operate welding machine |
| Assembly worker |
strain |
lifting heavy glass (making aquariums) |
| Assembly Worker |
rsi |
using air gun to assemble car door |
| Assess list of |
misc |
permanently disabled |
| Assistant farm manager |
spinal /
quadriplegia |
thrown to ground while trimming fallen tree |
| Assistant Furnaceman |
strain |
lifting ingot mould |
| Assistant Manager |
strain |
lifting boxes of vegetables out of a container |
| Assistant Manager |
strain |
slipped on freezer floor |
| ATM Technician |
gunshot |
shot during armed holdup |
| Attendant Carer |
ankle |
tripped on disrupted footpath |
| Attendant Carer |
strain |
attempting to turn around on an obstinate female in a shower |
| Attendant Carer |
strain |
assisting to move dependent clients |
| Attendant Carer |
multiple |
slipped on vinyl floor in nursing home |
| Attendant Carer |
strain |
slipped on wet timber verandah, carrying clothes basket |
| Attendant Carer |
strain |
forceful, repetitive lock of wheelchair restraints in vehicles |
| Automotive Assembler |
strain |
lifting and manoeuvering rolls of automotive lining |
| Auxiliary Nurse |
back |
lifting/bathing |
