| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Lab Assistant |
strain |
repetitive lifting of heavy boxes |
| Lab Assistant |
strain |
lifting crates of milk |
| Laboratory Assistant |
fracture |
pouring chemicals into mixing bowl |
| Laboratory Assistant |
strain |
lifting trolleys over concrete gutters |
| Laboratory Assistant |
strain |
lifting bags of wool |
| Laboratory Clerk |
strain |
working in cramped conditions; bending |
| Laboratory Technician |
strain |
repetitive lifting of boxes of chemicals |
| Laboratory Technician |
strain |
lifting & dragging drawing boards |
| Laboratory Tester |
back |
operating muller machine |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting drums |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting zinc castings by hand |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy bluestone blocks |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped whilst attempting to relocate a drum |
| Labourer |
strain |
pulling a stack of trays of cheese |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy, freshly painted oil heaters |
| Labourer |
amputation |
loading gates onto a trailer |
| Labourer |
strain |
repeated lifting of pallets |
| Labourer |
strain |
pushing on handles of steel bending machine |
| Labourer |
rsi |
brushing excess flour from trays |
| Labourer |
strain |
unloading, stacking containers |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting 25kg bags of salt to shoulder-high barrel |
| Labourer |
strain |
jack-hammering a brick wall |
| Labourer |
strain |
repeated lifting of pavers using calipers |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting bags of salt |
| Labourer |
strain |
pushing pork carcasses along a rail |
| Labourer |
fall |
slip/fell pull cow hide |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting boxes of smallgoods |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped and fell while shifting heavy metal basket |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting guttering |
| Labourer |
multiple |
slipped and fell descending steps backwards |
| Labourer |
strain |
shifting heavy, awkward sheets of aluminium |
| Labourer |
burns |
high-powered diesel pressure cleaner exploded |
| Labourer |
back |
lifting tyres |
| Labourer |
multiple |
struck by loaded forklift |
| Labourer |
strain |
unknown |
| Labourer |
|
|
| Labourer |
lacerations, amputation |
caught hand while operating ripsaw (NC controlled) |
| Labourer |
strain |
shovelling repetitively in a trench |
| Labourer |
fracture |
fell out oo a bin carried on tynes |
| Labourer |
multiple |
hit by a runaway trolley |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy cylinder head to a bench |
| Labourer |
strain |
stacking parcels on a pallet |
| Labourer |
strain |
manoeuvering heavy rolls of strapping tape |
| Labourer |
multiple |
struck while guiding heavy piece of steel |
| Labourer |
tennis elbow |
Digging holes |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped when abbatoir drain cover moved |
| Labourer |
multiple |
struck by heavy electric railway cable |
| Labourer |
|
lift/pull/manoeuvre |
| Labourer |
amputation |
stabbed meat with knife, hand slipped |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting boxes from a truck onto pallets |
| Labourer |
strain |
heavy locker overbalanced and fell on him |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting timber and straining abdomen |
| Labourer |
fracture |
fell off slippery platform while loading wet concrete |
| Labourer |
protrusion |
Lifting bricks |
| Labourer |
strain |
strained back trying to remove a jammed cathode |
| Labourer |
strain |
twisted knee when crane lifted a tree without warning |
| Labourer |
fall |
fell off ladder |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a heavy roll |
| Labourer |
strain/rotator cuff |
dragging a pallet-load of toilets |
| Labourer |
strain |
stacking toilet bowls |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting and stacking toilet bowls |
| Labourer |
strain |
forceful movement of suspended welding equipment |
| Labourer |
disc |
Lifting tool box |
| Labourer |
carpal tunnel syndrome |
repetitive work |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting electrical switch boards |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting 200 litre drum of sawdust |
| Labourer |
strain |
struck by reversing vehicle in yard |
| Labourer |
mh |
load, unload machine which made lytharge |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting boxes of celery on to pallet |
| Labourer |
rotator cuff |
fell from a ladder without a hand rail |
| Labourer |
strain |
pipe laying, including shovelling |
| Labourer |
electric chock |
inserting extension lead plug in wall socket |
| Labourer |
crush |
trapped by hydraulic equipment on rear of tractor |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting mowers onto a truck |
| Labourer |
strain |
hurt his back using a sledgehammer |
| Labourer |
fracture |
slipped on steep concrete ramp on building site |
| Labourer |
fatal crush |
head crushed by falling heavy metal part |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a wet sheep skin |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive meat processing work |
| Labourer |
crush |
jammed foot against wall of narrow corridor with powered trolley jack |
| Labourer |
strain |
unknown as yet |
| Labourer |
strain |
wood chipper jammed, jerking branch he was feeding in |
| Labourer |
multiple |
heavy door frame fell on him - blown over |
| Labourer |
strain |
prolonged use of heavy sledgehammer in confined space |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a special swivel seat out of a station wagon |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped on oily floor in a large oven |
| Labourer |
torn ligaments |
catching and carrying bags of barley] |
| Labourer |
strain |
unloading bricks and stacking them on conveyor |
| Labourer |
back |
stacking bricks |
| Labourer |
amputation |
cut thumb off in a bandsaw |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a piece of metal out of a crate |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a heavy marquee with three others |
| Labourer |
strain |
ladder slipped and fell - leaving him hanging |
| Labourer |
strain |
sudden jerk when cable drum jammed (undersized axle) |
| labourer |
rsi |
repetitive and forceful handwork, repairing mushroom trays |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling wet fleece out of a vat |
| Labourer |
strain |
raking out quick-drying concrete |
| Labourer |
multiple |
hit by ladder when a scaffold collapsed |
| Labourer |
rsi |
lifting glass on to trolley |
| Labourer |
back |
pushing/bending |
| Labourer |
crush |
struck by a reversing forklift |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive activity in earthworks |
| Labourer |
strain |
manual handling of steel bars |
| Labourer |
|
stacking tyres |
| Labourer |
fracture |
jammed foot against kerb with trolley jack |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive lifting of 25kg bags |
| Labourer |
back |
enquiry-services |
| Labourer |
back |
packing-steel cans |
| Labourer |
strain |
strenuous 'grab' to avoid falling into a pit |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting towbar into stillage (on light duties) |
| Labourer |
neck |
pull/push/load/lift |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting french windows off a truck |
| Labourer |
fracture |
backhoe ran over his foot on a building site |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting cattle hides off a fleshing machine |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a heavy roll of fabric |
| Labourer |
tear/strain |
lifting Colorbond sheets |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting steel |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy roll of Terrafix into vehicle |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive shifting of rolls of fabric |
| Labourer |
strain |
loading windows on to truck, and other duties |
| Labourer |
fracture |
fell in a pipe trench |
| Labourer |
strain |
lift and empty 200 litre drums |
| Labourer |
strain |
tripped on an airhose while pulling screeder |
| Labourer |
strain |
caught bracelet in machine whilst cleaning it |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting 40 kg bag |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting toilet bowl |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting and handling heavy containers of wax |
| Labourer |
back |
lifting - pipe |
| Labourer |
strain |
bent over for hours operating an asphalt chute behind a truck |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped on wet rung while descending crane ladder |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting bluestones onto the back of trucks |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting insulation batts |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped on detergent while moving heavy scales |
| Labourer |
fatality |
fell from a ladder while servicing machine |
| Labourer |
strain |
manually moving tubs of concrete |
| Labourer |
strain |
forceful and repetitive removal of vines |
| Labourer |
strain |
carrying a heavy jackhammer up a ladder |
| Labourer |
rotator cuff tear |
removing a jammed crowbar from a truck |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting and stacking bricks from kiln |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy jackhammer out of trench |
| Labourer |
rsi |
lifting trays of glass flasks |
| Labourer |
strain |
casting and handling heavy hides |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive handling of heavy tyres |
| labourer |
strain |
repetitive pushing of heavy trolley |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling ingots (aluminium) |
| Labourer |
strain |
using crowbar to break up crust at crucible spout |
| Labourer |
Strain |
Pulling a pallet load of carrots |
| Labourer |
strain |
jack hammering dried concrete out of a mixer |
| Labourer |
fracture |
fell when ladder tilted at a tank |
| Labourer |
crush |
caught hand in wool press |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a plastic drum |
| Labourer |
RSI |
Packing and handling furniture |
| Labourer |
strain |
manoeuvering car engines onto their mountings |
| Labourer |
Strain |
Lifting heavy beef carcasses |
| Labourer |
back |
lifting-meat hooks |
| Labourer |
fracture |
pushing a trolley with bale of sheep skins |
| Labourer |
strain |
(1) fell into pit with wheelbarrow; (2) lifting grate |
| Labourer |
asthma |
working in fume-filled environment |
| Labourer |
back |
positioning spot |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive heavy lifting |
| Labourer |
strain |
fell from step of mobile crane |
| Labourer |
strain |
pulling sludge hose from pit |
| labourer |
strain |
attempting to pull a boat half full of water |
| Labourer |
laceration |
cutting wood into stake with docking saw |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting 25kg bags of product while packing |
| Labourer |
|
hit by falling tree while felling |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting/handling pressure tanks |
| Labourer |
strain |
pushing heavy bin up a ramp/cleaning food kettle |
| Labourer |
back |
unload/chipping/fix |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling wet sheepskins and bags of salt |
| Labourer |
strain |
removing apple bins from a trailer |
| Labourer |
prolapsed disc |
slip on roof when handing workmate corrugated iron |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting boxes of mandarins |
| Labourer |
multiple |
struck by falling coil of copper wire |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped and fell on metal stairs |
| Labourer |
hyperextension |
opening a die |
| Labourer |
strain |
shovelling waste from under a conveyor |
| Labourer |
strain |
using long crowbar to clear blocked hole crucible |
| Labourer |
multiple |
pinned by a stack of collapsing rodeo fences |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a 3-person couch onto a truck |
| Labourer |
carpal tunnel syndrome |
stripping zinc off cathodes |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting boxes, moving pallets |
| Labourer |
multiple |
trapped under moving conveyor for 3 hours |
| Labourer |
strain |
sorting and lifting milk crates |
| Labourer |
burns |
acid-burnt by pressurised hose while transferring formic acid |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive lifting of cardboard sheets |
| Labourer |
hernia |
lifting sanding & painting toilet pans and sinks |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped in steep trench while carrying pump |
| Labourer |
strain |
unloading heavy bags of wet scoria from a truck |
| Labourer |
strain |
knocked knee; later, mounting platform |
| Labourer |
asthma, palpitations |
lifting large sheets of cement out cutting machine |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a heavy printing cylinder |
| Labourer |
rsi |
lift vehicle component |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a drum of kerosene |
| Labourer |
multiple |
thrown when his polisher snagged an air hose |
| Labourer |
rsi |
using chainsaw and docksaws; pushing and pulling |
| Labourer |
rsi |
repetitive movement of laundry bags |
| Labourer |
strain |
shovelling and spreading concrete constantly |
| Labourer |
multiple |
fell from unbarricaded balcony |
| Labourer |
strain |
repeated lifting of heavy aluminium parts |
| Labourer |
strain |
repeated lifting of cement bags & slabs |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy building components |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a mud brick press |
| Labourer |
crush |
run over by grape-harvesting machine |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a cauldron |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a heavy sign |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling aluminium ingots |
| Labourer |
strain |
slipped on steep levee bank while hoeing |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting heavy tub of fish |
| Labourer |
strain |
stacking bricks |
| Labourer |
multiple |
fell down steep stairs while hosing auger |
| Labourer |
rsi |
pushing loaded trolleys |
| Labourer |
strain |
pulling waste out of die-forging press with tongs |
| Labourer |
strain |
pulling on a big copper cable |
| Labourer |
general |
slipped and fell while pulling hose out of filter |
| Labourer |
strain |
repetitive lifting of low hides |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting and carrying 27kg boxes of meat |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting bricks off a conveyor |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling heavy bluestone pitchers |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting bag of salt into hopper, slipped and fell |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting a drilling rod from a rack |
| Labourer |
strain |
jumping down from forklift |
| Labourer |
amputation |
caught foot while unblocking wool-scouring roller |
| Labourer |
back |
forking beans/lifting |
| Labourer |
strain |
foot stuck in muddy wood yard while lifting timber and turning |
| Labourer |
crush |
leg struck by broken metal gate during dismantling |
| Labourer |
back |
lifting solder tub |
| Labourer |
strain |
handling and folding hides |
| Labourer |
strain |
riding a golf course bunker raker and greens mower |
| Labourer |
strain |
lifting bricks |
| Labourer |
strain |
fell into a deep hole on remote construction site |
| Labourer |
strain |
carried a heavy water pump up a hill |
| Labourer |
strain |
shifting a lever, plus effect of years of work |
| Labourer - farm |
strain |
handling heavy section of fence panel |
| Labourer - Roads |
multiple |
unrolling jute ground cover, caught shoe |
| Labourer - Sawmill |
lacerations |
using unguarded docking saw |
| Labourer, Rigger/Scaffolder |
strain |
repetitive lifting and carry heavy items |
| Labourer/Cutter |
strain |
lifting a mould box into a wheelbarrow |
| Labourer/Tyrebuilder |
strain |
lifting and stacking extruded rubber strip |
| Laminator |
strain |
lifting and carrying street signs |
| Landscaper |
back strain |
lifting a culvert lid |
| Lathe Operator |
strain |
putting insulator in the lathe |
| Lathe Operator |
rsi |
loading screw/bolt blanks into spindle lathe |
| Laundry Assistant |
strain |
handling wet linen |
| Laundry Assistant |
break and laceration |
hand stuck in ironer |
| Laundry Hand |
RSI / Carpal Tunnel |
repetitive work on laundry machines |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
slipped and fell on laundry platform |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
pulling tangled, wet clothing from bin |
| Laundry Hand |
rsi |
lifting wet, heavy garments |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
lifting heavy bags of laundry linen |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
hospital laundry work - general |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
pulling wet linen out of a bundle |
| Laundry Hand |
strain |
pushing a linen trolley over carpet |
| Laundry Worker |
rsi |
pulling at tangled sheets |
| Laundry Worker |
crush |
trapped hand in gear drive |
| Laundry Worker |
strain |
repetitive loading of washers and driers |
| Laundry/Factory Hand |
back |
bend untangle garment |
| Leading Hand |
strain |
lifting racks onto trolleys |
| Leading Hand |
strain |
lifting concrete pit lid |
| Leading Hand |
strain |
lifting a ham out of a tub |
| Leading Hand |
rsi |
pulling heavily loaded pallet jacks |
| Leading Hand |
strain |
lifting a tow-door cabinet, refrigerator |
| Leading Hand |
death |
Crushed between conveyor and grain chute |
| Leading Hand |
strain |
stopping the fall of a mould |
| Leading Hand |
blinding |
reaching and holding lever-arch files |
| Leading Hand |
rsi |
assembling fuses by pushing wire thru ceramic body |
| Leading Hand/Machine Operator |
multiple |
foot caught in platform depression while twisting |
| Leading Hand/Storeman |
strain |
lifting bag of plastic pellets onto stack |
| Leather Processor |
strain |
handling heavy hides - picked up pallet |
| Lecturer |
rsi |
typing |
| Legal Costing Clerk |
strain |
slipped in supermarket - detergent residue on floor |
| legal secretary |
rsi |
repetitive typing |
| Legal Services Officer |
back |
slipped on wet brick path |
| Legal Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Lens Fitter |
strain |
holding open a clamp whilst pulling lever |
| Librarian |
rsi |
typing and placing cards in a board strip space |
| Librarian |
back |
lifting boxes |
| Library Clerk |
rsi |
processing library books |
| Lift mechanic |
strain |
slipped while hanging on to ladder in lift shaft |
| Lift Serviceman |
fall |
fell - lift pit |
| Line Leader |
rotator cuff |
grabbed heavy box rolling backwards on conveyor |
| Line Marker |
strain |
line-marking and council signs |
| Line Supervisor |
scalding |
attempting to turn valve off |
| Lines Serviceman |
strain |
operating brace/bit to drill hold into fascia |
| Linesman |
strain |
repetitive rolling of heavy cable drums on uneven ground |
| Linesman |
Strain |
Jerked while loading telegraph pole on to truck |
| Linesman |
rsi |
|
| Linesman |
misc |
slipped climbing ladder |
| Linesman |
strain |
drilling into concrete |
| Linesman |
strain |
fell in an electrical distribution pit |
| Linesman |
strain |
fell out of a tree (1962); then, driving and using power tools |
| Linesman |
strain |
knocked against pipe in Telstra pit |
| Linesman |
strain |
throwing pruned branches from an elevated "bucket" |
| Linesman |
mh |
lifting cabinet cover, drilling |
| Linesman |
strain |
driving vehicle over rough terrain - suspension poor |
| Linesman |
strain |
lifting an iron barbeque on to a ute |
| Linotype Operator |
rsi |
typing on a linotype |
| Liquor Sales Attendant |
multiple |
hit by falling stack of slabs of beer |
| Lithographer |
strain |
bending down to pick up a ruler |
| Loader |
strain |
lifting and loading semi-trailer |
| Loader |
strain |
lifting a beef carcass onto a hook |
| Loader |
strain |
heavy lifting and carrying metal parts |
| Loader |
fracture |
leant against truck door - it moved, he fell |
| Loading Trucks |
arm |
load boxes of chicken |
| Locksmith |
strain |
van jolted on road dip; later, lifting boxes |
| Loss Adjustor |
strain |
fell in slippery, overflowing shower |
