| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Dairy Hand |
back |
lifting crates of milk |
| Dancer/Patron |
lacerations |
ceiling fan struck her head when lifted bodily |
| Data Entry Clerk |
rsi |
prolonged use of accounting machine |
| Data Entry Worker |
strain |
constant keyboard work in unfavourable position |
| Data Process Operator |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Data Process Operator |
rsi |
keying data |
| Data Process Operator |
rsi |
keying tax returns |
| Data Process Operator |
rsi |
typing data into computer |
| Data Processing Operator |
rsi |
entering numerical data |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
key info from tax forms |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
keying data |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
typing on a keypunch machine |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
rep key punching |
| Data Processor |
rsi |
data entry |
| De-baler Operator |
strain |
pushing bales of paper, pulling straps |
| Debt Collection Work |
rsi |
repetitive work on computer |
| Deck Hand |
back |
lifting deck plate in Engine Room |
| Deli Manager |
strain |
lifting a heavy pallet |
| Delivery man |
strain |
moving heavy fridge down steps with trolley |
| Deliveryman |
strain |
lifting heavy television set |
| Demolisher |
strain |
slipped on pile of rubble in tip truck tray |
| Demolition Labourer |
strain |
multiple incidents doing demolition work |
| Dental Nurse |
multiple |
hit head while moving mat under dental chair |
| Department Manager |
disc |
Hammering shelving |
| Derrickman |
strain |
pulling/handling oil drilling pipes on derrick |
| Design Draftsman |
strain, disc prolaps |
standing at a draftin board |
| Despatch clerk |
hernia |
walking up steps and fell handling 44 gallon drum |
| Despatch Clerk |
rsi |
using a glue gun to assemble plastic |
| Despatch Clerk |
RSI |
signing cheques, handle large volumes of paper |
| Despatch Clerk |
rsi |
signing cheques, handling large document of paper |
| Despatch supervisor |
strain |
repetitive lifting of bexes of garments |
| Despatch Supervisor |
hernia |
lowering a 44 gallon drum on to a trailer |
| Despatch Worker |
strain |
pallet broke when he walked over it with heavy box |
| Detailer (cars) |
fracture |
fell off milk-crate used as platform |
| Die Caster |
strain |
lifting heavy ingot |
| Die Cutter |
strain |
flat sheet of steel being lifted slipped, bending his thumb |
| Die Setter |
strain |
hit by wheel |
| Die Setter |
fracture |
moving a die from shelf to trolley |
| Die Setter |
strain |
removing dye from press |
| Die Setter |
fall |
slipped on an oily floor |
| Die Setter |
back strain |
lifting a coil |
| Die Setter/Machine Operator |
strain |
pulling at cap stuck in machine to unjamb it |
| Diesel Mechanic |
multiple |
fell from front end loader step during maintenance |
| Diesel Mechanic |
multiple |
fuel tank exploded when he welded it |
| Disability Services Officer |
strain |
lifting a disabled resident |
| Dispatch Clerk |
strain |
order picking (stationery) |
| Dispatcher |
back |
load/pull/lift |
| Distribution Manager |
multiple |
fell down stairs at night |
| Diversional Therapist |
strain |
assisting a wheelchair user to rise |
| Dockhand |
strain |
lifting a heavy roll of plastic |
| Doctor |
strain |
slipped whilst climbing stairs |
| Dog Owner |
burn |
accidentally squirted dog treatment into his eye |
| Dog Trainer |
strain |
canvas-draped soccer goals blown over by wind |
| Dog Trainer |
fracture |
stepped into depression in car park |
| Dogman |
fracture |
walking on ribbed steel roof |
| Dogman |
strain |
Manually moving a heavy steel beam |
| Dogman |
strain |
stepping down off forklift |
| Dogman (crane)/Labourer |
electric shock |
crane boom contacted overhead wires, dogman holding metal load |
| Domestic Care Attendant |
strain |
slipped on bathroom floor |
| Domestic Helper |
strain |
fell on slippery stairs |
| Domestic Servant |
rsi |
lifting carrying |
| Domestic Services Assistant |
strain |
pushing heavy trolleys |
| DPO |
rsi |
keypunch operator/data entry |
| DPO |
strain |
protracted mouse work (computer) and lifting |
| Draftsman |
rsi |
writing at a desk |
| Drainage Maintenance Person |
rsi |
repetitive pit-lifting and pipe-clearing work |
| Drainer |
back |
lifting pit lids, digging trenches |
| Drill Operator |
wrist |
lifting a metal basket |
| Driller |
heat stroke |
prolonged work in very hot conditions |
| Driller |
struck |
struck by drill rod |
| Drilling Supervisor |
multiple |
slipped and fell off mobile drilling rig |
| Drink Waitress |
fall |
walking on tiles |
| Drinker |
fracture |
fell down hotel carpark embankment in the dark |
| Driver |
misc |
driving a truck which veered out of control |
| Driver |
strain |
fell when side curtain of truck collapsed |
| Driver |
amputation |
thumb sliced by heavy tailgate slamming shut |
| Driver |
multiple |
struck head as he rose urpright |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped inside an icy refrigerated trailer |
| Driver |
multiple |
steel gate on storage bin fell on him |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on wet, greasy steps |
| Driver |
electric shock |
tipper truck contacted live overhead wires |
| Driver |
crush |
truck tailgate crushed his finger |
| Driver |
strain |
fell from an oil tanker truck while descending |
| Driver |
strain |
moving a heavy 200 litre drum of oil |
| Driver |
multiple |
jumped from truck with faulty hydraulics |
| Driver |
multiple |
car skidded on freshly-laid gravel |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on vehicle step while alighting |
| Driver |
|
Drove car into unsigned flooded creek at ford crossing |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on wet ramp set up behind truck |
| Driver |
strain |
repetitive handling of heavy boxes |
| Driver |
|
lost control of vehicle in thick, fresh laid gravel |
| Driver |
overuse |
repetitive lifting of heavy "gates" off trailer |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy box during delivery |
| Driver |
strain |
drove crane over deep pot hole |
| Driver |
mh |
loading paper onto truck |
| Driver |
n/a |
lost control at road narrowing, in dark |
| Driver |
strain |
handling heavy rubbish bin on steep ramp - caught on lip in concrete |
| Driver |
strain |
loading/unloading boxes from truck |
| Driver |
unknown |
fell while mounting substandard steps |
| Driver |
strain |
struck by falling pallet during truck loading |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped and fell off slippery bobcat tyre |
| Driver |
fracture |
fell from back of van while tying down ladder - rope broke |
| Driver |
strain |
heavy lifting (unloading truck) |
| Driver |
torn ligaments |
slipped off walkboard whilst transporting a dryer |
| Driver |
fracture |
heavy boxes fell on him, off truck tray |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on step - back of bread truck |
| Driver |
strain |
catapulted over trolley while moving bricks |
| Driver |
Amputation |
entrapped hand whilst assisting trailer/crane |
| Driver |
strain |
tripped over a bag while exiting truck cabin |
| Driver |
|
noisy truck cabin - design fault |
| Driver |
strain |
dragging pallets across a truck with a hook |
| Driver |
strain |
fell off tailgate when it moved |
| Driver |
strain |
rolling a bale of wool off a truck |
| Driver |
strain |
pallet broke while being stacked |
| Driver |
strain |
pushing a motor vehicle |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy bags and boxes of food from van |
| Driver |
strain |
straining to pull a trolley jack |
| driver |
strain |
slipped on leaking hydraulic fluid, fell |
| Driver |
strain |
delivering heavy hydraulic jacks |
| Driver |
strain |
handling and moving heavy safes |
| Driver |
strain |
pushing loaded laundry trolleys into truck |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting double-bed bases |
| Driver |
fracture |
fell off tynes of forklift while elevated |
| Driver |
hearing loss |
cabin vibration in truck induced hearing loss |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting a parcel into his truck |
| Driver |
strain |
unloading heavy sheets of craftwood |
| Driver |
multiple |
crushed by falling stack of trailer "grates" |
| Driver |
crush |
very heavy pallet slipped inside an unlit container |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy, part-filled tanker hose |
| Driver |
rsi |
frequent restraint of powerful vacuum hose |
| Driver |
multiple |
(MVA): car hit pothole on unsealed road, lost control, tyre blew |
| Driver |
rsi |
lifting mufflers onto point line |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting trays of bread |
| Driver |
multiple |
car overturned on encountering gravel |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped in truck while lifting carcass |
| Driver |
arthritis |
car accident |
| Driver |
strain |
handling gas cylinders and pushing a pallet |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting crates of milk (after injury) |
| Driver |
motor vehicle acc. |
driving |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped inside a freezer truck |
| Driver |
multiple |
knocked about when tilt-trailer and prime mover overturned |
| Driver |
multiple |
chassis broke at pothole - truck rolled |
| Driver |
crush |
garbage bin hydraulic lifter raised suddenly - arm caught |
| Driver |
fracture |
jumped from newly-purchased second-hand car which caught fire |
| Driver |
strain |
mobile ramp off truck broke under heavy load |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting, loading heavy packs of timber |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on worn access step on truck |
| Driver |
strain |
struck by loaded trolley jack |
| Driver |
struck |
struck by bale of wool |
| Driver |
strain |
jammed against inside truck wall by trolley jack |
| Driver |
crush |
750kg weight dropped on to his foot |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on oily tray surface in vehicle |
| Driver |
multiple |
struck on head by faulty falling ramp on trailer |
| Driver |
disc |
fallen pallet |
| Driver |
multiple |
vehicle slewed into pole too close to road |
| Driver |
strain |
fell while trying to move heavily loaded "wheelie" bin |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped and fell while unloading park carcass at supermarket |
| Driver |
strain |
fell from top of hay bale load on truck |
| Driver |
strain |
struck jammed tailgate on truck with a wheel brace |
| Driver |
multiple |
struck by a conveyor safety guard fall from truck |
| Driver |
disc prolapse |
sitting on faulty seat |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped whilst alighting cabin of truck |
| Driver |
fatal |
driver's vehicle crushed by truck passing through "give way" sign |
| Driver |
multiple |
struck by reversing forklift without beeper |
| Driver |
strain |
stepped down 30cm onto concrete floor |
| Driver |
RSI |
repeated handling of bread crates & boxes (deliveries) |
| Driver |
strain |
repetitive loading of heavy rolls of fabric |
| Driver |
multiple |
driver struck when stillage broke |
| Driver |
multiple |
fell off a loading dock |
| Driver |
multiple |
struck by chain which snapped under load |
| Driver |
multiple |
slipped and fell into pit at recycling depot |
| Driver |
multiple |
seatbelt recoil system failed at vehicle impact |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped on fat near boning room |
| Driver |
crush |
forklift operator drove over his foot |
| Driver |
strain |
load binding strap released on pulling, causing a fall |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped while climbing down off a big rubbish bin |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped off vertical access ladder at loading dock |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped whilst climbing into forklift truck |
| Driver |
multiple |
fell from one-man garbage truck |
| Driver |
strain |
load binder on truck suddenly released |
| Driver |
fall |
slip/fell from truck |
| Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy freight |
| Driver |
strain |
delivering bread by the crate |
| Driver |
multiple |
fell off a trailer during lashing |
| Driver |
paraplegia |
walked on tarp-covered "short" stacked pallet and fell |
| Driver |
R.S.D. |
hit elbow while opening stiff valve on truck |
| Driver |
strain |
manhandling heavy vanity unit off truck |
| driver |
fracture |
tractor rolled over |
| Driver |
unknown |
tripped on torn carpet in vehicle when exiting |
| Driver |
multiple |
vehicle slid & crashed on "black ice" |
| Driver |
multiple |
fell off a walkway |
| Driver |
strain |
wheel stuck while moving heavy tank of oil |
| Driver |
strain |
crushed by falling Coca Cola machine |
| Driver |
Strain |
lumping heavy carcasses; driving |
| Driver |
strain |
slipped with greasy boots on milk tanker step |
| Driver - bread deliveries |
strain |
slipped on metal steps carrying crates of bread from his truck |
| Driver - Forklift |
|
vibration induced in forklift |
| Driver (backhoe) |
strain |
drove backhoe over rough ground (railway sleepers) |
| driver (meat deliveries) |
strain |
lumping meat into butchers shops and two other incidents |
| Driver (tanker) |
osteoporosis |
driving tankers, handling hoses |
| Driver (van) |
strain |
repetitive lifting of rolls of fabric |
| Driver, Factory Hand |
strain |
standing up whilst under bench |
| driver/courier |
multiple |
poorly-wrapped, heavy "parcel" collapsed |
| Driver/courier |
multiple |
slipped on wet concrete staircase |
| Driver/Delivery man |
strain |
pulling a heavy fridge on a trolley up steps |
| Driver/Dismantler |
reflex symp dystrophy |
stuck arm against protruding stock |
| Driver/Labourer |
strain |
lifting drum full of bones on to truck |
| Driver/labourer |
strain |
repetitive lifting of bags of cement |
| Driver/Salesman |
strain |
obligatory backing out of his van |
| Drover |
strain |
dragging a heavy, bloated sheeps carcass up a ramp |
