| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Radiator Repairer |
strain |
lifting & moving heavy radiators |
| Radiograph Assistant |
sprain |
slipped whilst walking on wet vinyl |
| Radiographer |
strain |
pushing machine over mat |
| Railway Ganger |
strain |
lifting heavy equipment off truck |
| Railway Worker |
strain |
slipped while climbing coupling between freight cars |
| Ramp Manager (Airport) |
strain |
prolonged sitting in poor conditions with injured back |
| Raw Mill Assistant |
back |
caught back on hook while moving steel balls |
| Receptionist |
strain |
sitting on seat |
| Receptionist |
rsi |
typing on typewriter |
| Receptionist |
rsi |
typing on manual typewriter |
| Receptionist |
rsi |
answering phone and typing |
| Receptionist |
strain |
repetitive lifting of heavy boxes |
| Receptionist |
rsi |
operating a switchboard |
| Receptionist |
rsi |
sec/account work |
| Receptionist/Filing |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Receptionist/telephonist |
rsi |
repetitive keyboard/switchboard work |
| Receptionist/Typist |
rsi |
typing/writing/filing |
| Recreation Officer |
strain |
slipped on wet floor |
| Recruitment Officer |
strain |
slipped on just-washed toilet floor |
| Recycling Collector |
strain |
moving heavy bin during pick up runs |
| Refrigeration Mechanic |
multiple |
fell through ceiling, carrying gas bottle |
| Refrigeration Mechanic |
strain |
knocked by sudden gas pressure release during pipe removal - faulty valve |
| Refrigeration Mechanic |
fracture |
fell through ceiling above freezer room |
| Refrigeration Mechanic |
dermatitis |
contact with biocide compound |
| Register/Check Out Operator |
strain |
hand jammed when cash register drawer closed suddenly |
| Rehabilitatee |
head |
|
| Removalist |
strain |
prolonged liftingof heavy furniture |
| Removalist |
strain |
shifting piano through doorway |
| Removalist |
strain |
jumping down from tailgate; lifting heavy items |
| Repairer/Supervisor |
rsi |
painting, cutting, trimming, flaring shoes |
| Resident |
fracture |
tripped in grass covered hole in yard |
| Resident |
fall |
shower fell |
| Resident |
fracture |
slipped & fell clearing flood-affected gravel road |
| Residential Care Assistant |
strain |
stretching over bedside to disentangle sheet from choking patient |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
lift/manoeuvering heavy boat trailer |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
lifting heavy merchandise |
| Retail Assistant |
carpal tunnel |
cutting, tagging and resealing DVD's |
| Retail assistant |
strain |
lifting boxes in supermarket |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
checkout work (supermarket) |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
squatting to place roasting dish into warmer |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
restocking and packing wine |
| Retail Assistant |
strain |
(1) slip, on liquid (2) awkward shelving of stack |
| Retail Manager |
strain |
repeated heavy lifting |
| Retailer |
strain |
stood on pallet which broke while lifting air conditioner |
| Retailer |
strain |
lifting 10 litre paint tin from floor |
| Retired Shopper |
fall from wheelchair |
shopping |
| Rigger |
concussion & fracture |
fell 3 meters from the top of a drier |
| Rigger |
fracture |
assisting cranedriver - standing on a rafter which broke |
| Rigger |
strain |
prolonged digging and stooping in confined space |
| Rigger |
strain |
Struck his back on protruding brace on frame |
| Rigger |
multiple |
fell from partly built mezzanine to factory floor |
| rigger |
strain |
knocked over by heavy load unexpectedly by crane |
| Rigger |
multiple |
extension ladder slipped, he fell 6 metres. |
| Rigger |
fatality |
fell from unsecured ladder on construction site |
| Rigger |
multiple |
knocked unconscious falling off a truck at Loy Yang |
| rigger |
strain |
carrying heavy scaffolding planks |
| Rigger |
Paraplegia |
fell from a scissor lift |
| Rigger |
crush |
crushed hand against wall with pallet truck |
| Rigger |
hand |
unloading bogeys |
| Rigger |
multiple |
steel building column collapsed during welding/demolition, and his ladder fell |
| Rigger |
multiple |
overhead platform collapsed; he fell |
| Road Construction Worker |
strain |
operating a plate compactor ("wacker") |
| Road Work Contractor |
fracture |
hit by a car when he stepped back to avoid falling |
| Road Worker |
strain |
lifting metal road barrier post |
| Road Worker |
usual interstitial pneumonitis |
twenty years exposure to hot asphalt |
| Roadside Patrolman |
back |
lifting trolley jack |
| Roll Former |
strain |
tripped by coil of steel |
| Roller door fitter |
strain |
lifted one end of a heavy roller door |
| Roof Contractor |
multiple |
fell from a ladder which allegedly slipped |
| Roof Tiler |
fracture |
fell off a non-barricaded roof |
| Roofer |
multiple |
fell from roof fitted with defective guard rail |
| Roofer |
strain |
fixing ceiling sheets while bent over |
| Roofer |
strain |
lifted a 20 litre drum filled with building debris |
| Roofer |
multiple |
fell from root - tile slipped, papapet brick loosened |
| Roofing Contractor |
multiple |
fell through fibreglass verandah roof |
| Roughneck |
unknown |
tripped on diesel hose on an oil rig |
| Roughneck/Oil Drille |
strain |
lifting "slips" from hole |
| Roustabout |
strain |
jumping off wool pack (butt) - fell in shear shed |
| Rubber Trimmer |
rsi |
cutting rubber from moulded seal |
| rubber worker |
strain |
manually forcing rubber through a roller die machine |
| Runner |
fracture |
fell on cracked footpath while jogging |
