| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Backhoe Operator |
multiple |
knocked back hoe gear alighting, run over |
| Baggage Handler |
strain |
hauling himself up into jet aircraft holds |
| Baggage Handler |
chrondomalacia patellae |
repetitive work |
| Baggage Handler |
strain |
repetitive handling of heavy baggage |
| Bagger |
strain |
lifting 25kg bag of resin on to weigh station |
| Bakehouse Assistant |
strain |
slipped on polished floor |
| Baker |
n/a |
dispute about new doughmaking machine (doesn't work) |
| Baker |
strain |
forceful pushing of misaligned pie rack into oven |
| Baker |
rsi |
handling dough, heavy containers, baking |
| Baker |
strain |
repetitive bending, pushing and reaching |
| Baker |
|
fell off a ladder |
| Baker |
crushed |
hand trapped in old lift door |
| Baker |
strain |
lifting 25kg bag of flour |
| Baker's Assistant |
strain |
helping to lift a heavy stock of bread crates |
| Baker's assistant |
amputation |
unblocking a powered doughmaking machine |
| Bander (machinist) |
rsi |
unzipping garments |
| Bank clerk |
rsi |
flicking through cheques whilst punching info |
| Bank Officer |
rsi |
typing on a ledger machine |
| Bank Officer |
rsi |
counting money |
| Bank Teller |
fracture |
slipped on mat on verandah of parents' house |
| Bank Teller |
psychiatric |
armed robbery victim |
| Bank Teller |
psychiatric |
armed robbery |
| Bar Attendant |
strain |
attempting to lift heavy frame to get through to a casino bar |
| Bar Manager |
strain |
lifting heavy cases of liquor and beverages |
| Bar Manager |
laceration |
tripped on Telstra trench, put arm through shop window |
| Barman |
strain |
moving a heavy dance floor on a trolley |
| Barman |
strain |
lifting beer barrel |
| Barman |
multiple |
assaulted by intruders at hotel |
| Barman/Bouncer |
lacer |
ejecting patron |
| Barrister |
strain |
ejected forcefully from a faulty chair |
| Basketballer |
strain |
slipped and fell on sticky newly-resurfaced basketball court |
| Beef Boner |
strain |
bending, carrying, pushing, pulling animal carcass |
| Belt splicer |
strain |
slipped and fell off coal-covered walkway |
| Belt Splicer |
multiple |
knocked head in a confined space |
| Belting Technician |
multiple |
machine part broke loose and struck him |
| Bench Hand |
rsi |
pulling plastic shrinkwrap over paper |
| Bench Operator |
back |
lifting timber |
| Bin Hirer |
multiple |
fell into pit at rubbish tip (transfer station) |
| Binder & finisher |
strain |
emptying heavy rubbish bin |
| Binder/Overlocker |
rsi |
sewing garments |
| Bindery Assistant |
rsi |
loading a hopper full of printed forms |
| Blacksmith |
strain |
swinging a sledgehammer |
| Blacksmith |
strain |
swinging sledgehammer frequently, and heavy lifting |
| Blacksmith/Labourer |
strain |
lifting sheets of zinc from cathodes |
| Boatbuilder |
strain |
strained when power metalworking tool jammed |
| Bobcat Driver |
multiple |
steel pieces fell from bobcat "grabs" & struck driver |
| Body Fitter |
strain |
lifting a heavy cabinet; lifting a tyre |
| Boiler attendant |
burns |
high pressure hose squirted hot water into gumboot |
| Boiler Attendant |
hernia |
lifting bags and containers to hopper |
| Boiler Attendant |
multiple |
tripped on concrete lip in boiler room |
| Boiler Maker |
strain |
tilting a heavy steel frame |
| Boiler maker |
strain |
lifting a heavy fan casing to near floor level |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
strain |
lifting piece of steel from ground to truck-tray |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
strain |
squashed by 16tn pipe (oil rig leg) which rolled |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
back |
welding |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
fall |
jack, channel & prop arrangement |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
misc |
operating faulty crane |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
general injuries |
metal part(s) fell off overhead crane |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
stress |
supervision of disabled workers |
| Boiler Maker/Welder |
back |
slipped & fell lift |
| Boiler/Refrigeration Attendatn |
strain |
lunged to catch heavy, slippery hydraulic ram |
| Boilermaker |
strain |
swung sledgehammer, but missed target |
| Boilermaker |
industrial accident |
cutting pipe with oxy swung & hit on back of head |
| Boilermaker |
strain |
lifting heavy box of spools |
| Boilermaker |
amputation |
caught fingers around chuck with fastening chain (accidental starting) |
| Boilermaker |
multiple |
slipped off a ladder getting out of a ships water tank |
| Boilermaker |
multiple |
struck when heavy metal braces slipped during unloading |
| Boilermaker |
rotator cuff |
forceful removal of steel bins from jigs |
| Boilermaker |
strain |
jumped 1 metre from a bench |
| Boilermaker |
strain |
lifting heavy pipes |
| Boilermaker |
back |
moving sheet steel |
| Boilermaker |
laceration, break |
drilling above his head in a ship |
| Boilermaker |
fall |
fell off roof/repair |
| Boilermaker - Welder |
strain |
lifting 81kg gas cylinder on to a welding set |
| Boilermaker (apprentice) |
strain |
lifting heavy pipes |
| Boilermaker / Welder |
strain |
working on heavy machinery |
| Boilermaker/Welder |
strain |
lifting heavy lengths of channel iron |
| Boilermaker/welder |
strain |
attempting to move a heavy steel beam |
| Boilermaker/welder |
strain |
tripped while carrying metal parts |
| boner |
strain |
Repetitive lifting of heavy meat "quarters" |
| Boner |
strain |
twisting to lift a rib cage over a rail |
| Boner |
strain |
throwing rib cages to above head height |
| Boner |
strain |
lifting heavy beef quarters |
| Boner |
|
fell off trimming stand steps |
| Boner |
strain |
breaking sheep's back |
| Boner |
strain |
repetitive boning - cold meat |
| Boner |
carpal tunnel |
Boning beef quarters |
| Boner (chicken) |
rsi |
repetitive chicken boning |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
back |
lift/bend/twist while boning meat |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
strain |
bending cutting |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
strain |
boning beef |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
rsi |
bladebone broke while boning a sheep |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
strain |
lifting heavy forequarter of beef |
| Boner (see also meatworkers) |
strain |
boning beef sides (cutting flanks) |
| Book Binder |
rsi |
bookbinding; folding machine |
| Bookbinder |
strain |
Lifting heavy paper stacks |
| Boot Maker |
amputation |
jammed finger in powered blocking machine |
| Bottle Shop Attendant |
strain |
moving heavily loaded pallets of liquor |
| Bowler |
multiple |
slipped on mat on bowling green |
| Bowler |
fracture |
10-pin bowl struck low roof on back swing |
| Bowler |
multiple |
slipped and fell on wet steps |
| Bread Delivery Man |
strain |
lifting crates of bread & pastry |
| Bread Packer |
strain |
repeated lifting of full bread crates |
| Bread Retailer |
|
slipped on wet surface while loading truck |
| Bread Sales/Driver |
strain |
lifting & loading trays of bread |
| Brick Layer |
strain |
removing a heavy roller door |
| Brick Stacker |
rsi |
lifting, carrying, stacking bricks |
| bricklayer |
multiple |
fell off hay bales on truck tray |
| Bricklayer |
degeneration |
bricklaying, bending, climbing |
| Bricklayer |
strain |
bricklaying |
| Bricklayer |
disc prolaps |
lifting roller door using team lift |
| Bricklayer |
strain |
slipped whilst laying blocks |
| Bricklayer |
laceration |
Use of grinder above head |
| Bricklayer |
hernia degeneration |
bricklaying |
| Bricklayer |
rotator cuff |
bricklaying |
| Bricklayers Labourer |
struck |
high pressure air hose whiplashed |
| Bricklayer's Labourer |
strain |
strenuous bricklaying duties |
| Brickyard Attendant |
strain |
pushing wheelbarrow of bricks up slope |
| Buffet Hand |
strain |
multiple kitchen & serving duties |
| Builder |
fall |
climbing a ladder |
| Builder |
|
faulty concrete slab poured |
| Builders Labourer |
back |
lift/push/move/etc |
| Builder's Labourer |
crush |
squashed finger in brake banding machine |
| Builder's labourer |
strain |
lifting drum of sealer |
| Builder's labourer |
strain |
soil next to trench collapsed - he fell |
| Builder's labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy reinforced concrete slabs |
| Builder's labourer |
strain |
using jackhammer to strip formwork |
| Builders Labourers |
multiple |
platform collapsed, men fell |
| Builders's labourer |
strain |
carrying heavy slabs of concrete |
| Building Contractor |
misc |
laying concrete |
| Building Contractor |
multiple |
struck on head by falling roller door |
| Building Manager |
Multiple |
struck by faulty roller door which fell |
| Building/Roadwork Contractor |
strain |
alleged failure to construct footpath properly |
| Bundler |
pain |
fell when rope used to pull a trolley broke |
| Bus "starter" |
multiple |
fell from a bus step ("split" step) |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
repeated use of heavy clutch |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
driving a bus |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
lifting a pram with baby onto bus |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
slipped whilst picking up puncher |
| Bus Driver |
back |
slipped off seat |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
slipped on bus step while helping passenger |
| Bus driver |
strain |
lifting luggage from under coach |
| Bus Driver |
strain |
forceful, heavy braking |
| Bus Driver |
back |
lifting pusher on bus |
| Bus/Coach Driver |
strain |
loading heavy luggage into bay under bus |
| Butcher |
strain |
slipped while cleaning tiled coolroom floor |
| Butcher |
amputated |
cutting meat |
| Butcher |
strain |
struck arm while lifting tub of mince |
| Butcher |
strain |
slipped on wet butcher shop floor while carrying beef |
| Butcher |
|
long periods of standing, plus strenuous work |
| Butcher |
strain |
lifting box of meat in coolroom |
| Butcher |
slip on scrap of fat |
cleaning the floor |
| Butcher |
strain |
lifting tub of bones into truck |
| butcher |
strain |
using a mincer; carrying butchers' knives |
| Butcher |
strain |
lifting carcasses and tubs of meat |
| Butcher |
strain |
forequarter of beef fell during rail-to-rail transfer |
| Butcher |
strain |
lifting a wrapping machine |
| Button Dryer |
rsi |
lifting a pot full of buttons |
