| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Table Hand |
rsi |
folding and stapling cardboard boxes |
| Tailoress |
rsi |
hand & machine sewing mens' suits |
| Tailoress |
rsi |
repetitive use of right arm |
| Takeaway Assistant |
strain |
lifting heavy slab of meat in refrigerator |
| Taxi Driver |
nose |
walk thru glass door |
| Taxi driver |
multiple |
assaulted by passengers in unprotected cab |
| Taxi Driver |
amputation |
crushed hand in fold-down wheelchair ramp on taxi |
| Taxi Driver |
blindness |
stuck in eye by a recoiling octopus strap |
| Taxi Driver |
rotator cuff tear |
slipped on wet paved surface |
| Teacher |
fracture |
slid off pool slide into shallow pool |
| Teacher |
strain |
temporary pit cove in schoolyard upended |
| Teacher |
strain |
bunkbed collapsed when slats shifted |
| Teacher |
back |
lifting timber |
| Teacher |
strain |
tripped on worn carpet |
| Teacher |
strain |
fell off table in classroom |
| Teacher |
strain |
tripped on computer cord in class |
| Teacher |
back |
lifting computer monitor |
| Teacher |
strain |
moving a heavy table from a classroom |
| Teacher |
strain |
lifting and stacking chairs |
| Teacher |
multiple |
chair fell backwards when she tilted |
| Teacher |
strain |
moving classroom furniture |
| Teacher |
strain |
carrying a crate of books (class set) |
| Teacher |
strain |
fell on steps in low light |
| Teacher |
strain |
handle broke on bin being lifted |
| Teacher (primary_ |
strain |
perfoming supervised physical education exercises |
| Teacher (visiting) |
fall |
walking - pavement |
| Technical Assistant |
spondylolithesis |
lifting cages, racks, foodbags, hessian bags |
| Technical Officer |
strain |
telephone exchange technical work |
| Technical Officer (Senior) |
Multiple |
Knocked leg while working in confined space |
| Technician |
strain |
three falls/slips on ladders, and carrying heavy equipment |
| Technician |
strain |
lifting a heavy box, then partitions |
| Technician |
fracture |
tripped at Telstra pit while jogging |
| Technician |
multiple |
elevated cage (man inside) fell off forklift forks |
| Technician |
multiple |
fell form a ladder while removing suspended TV |
| Technician |
strain |
lifting heavy 28' ladder off vehicle (windy) |
| Technician |
blindness |
Sprayed behind goggles with acid |
| Telebetting Operator |
rsi |
keying in numeric data |
| Telecom Employee |
back |
using jack hammer to break up road |
| Telemarketer |
rsi |
telephone calls - prolonged |
| Telemarketer |
strain |
slipped on wet vinyl floor in toilet |
| Telephone Operator |
strain |
long periods working with phone handset crooked on shoulder |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
typing on computers |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
answering phone, typing |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telephone Operator |
rsi |
answering phone and frequently opening desk |
| Telephone operator/supervisor |
strain |
constantly crooked neck to hold phone handset |
| Telephone/Reception |
stress - assault |
assaulted in hospital emergency reception area |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
keyboarding |
| Telephonist |
strain |
answering phones |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
answering telephones, typing on keyboard |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
answering telephones & turning pages of directory |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
carpet tunnel, holding telephone |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
typing in bets on keyboard |
| Telephonist |
rsi |
answering phone and typing on keyboard |
| Teletypist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Telex Operator |
broken leg |
slipping on polished wooden floor |
| Telex Operator |
rsi |
long periods operating a telex machine in 1985 |
| Telex Operator |
rsi |
typing |
| Teller |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Teller |
rsi, rotator cuff |
ATM jammed while plaintiff was rotating it |
| Teller |
stress |
serving bank customers |
| Teller |
strain |
straining to remove a banknote cassette/container from a machine |
| Teller |
rsi |
keying figures into Burroughs machine |
| Teller |
strain |
lifting a tray of coins |
| Tellers |
strain |
lifting 12kg bag of coins from safe |
| Tenant |
lacerations |
slipped on concrete porch,, broke glass panel |
| Tenant |
multiple |
slipped on wet tiles at entrance to unit |
| Tenant |
lacerations |
child fell through a thinly-glazed window |
| Tenant |
unknown |
slipped on wet concrete step in carpark |
| Tenant |
fracture |
fell from curved steps, negotiating flyscreen door |
| Tenant |
strain |
rotting timber stairs collapsed under him |
| Tenant |
fracture |
slipped on wet tiles at foot of stairs |
| Tenant |
multiple |
windgust lifted toolshed and flew it away - he was in it |
| Tenant |
multiple |
slipped on wet stairs |
| Tenant |
multiple |
timber rear staircase collapsed - he fell |
| Tenant |
fracture |
tripped on protruding Telstra pit lid |
| Tenant |
|
fell on carpeted stairs |
| Tenant |
strain |
slipped on deteriorated verandah |
| Tenant |
abrasions |
struck by falling door pelmet |
| Tenant |
strain |
slipped on wet bathroom floor |
| Tenant |
strain |
slipped in oil in car park |
| Tenant |
quadriplegia |
fell down 7mtr stairwell while intoxicated |
| tenant |
unknown |
unmortared brick step fell apart |
| Tenant |
strain |
slipped in steep, slippery back yard |
| Tenant |
fracture |
slipped on stairs |
| Tenant |
lacerations |
slipped into uncovered shower drain hole |
| Tennis Player |
frozen |
footwear "stuck" on playing surface during game |
| Tennis Player |
strain |
slipped on mod-grass tennis court & struck sleepers |
| Tennis player |
multiple |
ran into pole while playing tennis |
| Textile mechanic |
strain |
lifting steel shafts out of textile machinery |
| Textile Operator |
strain |
fell off step whilst attending 2 creels on machine |
| Textile Worker |
strain |
slipped whilst descending stairway/ladder |
| Theatre Assistant |
strain |
pushing a theatre trolley with faulty castor |
| Theatre Technician |
strain |
rolling heavy female patient on trolley |
| Tile Machine Operator |
back |
stoop/tip trolley |
| Timber Grader |
strain |
lifting bundles of veneer strips |
| Timber machinist |
strain |
repetitive lifting of timber |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
lifting and feeding pine logs through sawbench |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
team-lifting & stacking timber wall frames |
| Timber Worker |
amputation |
using a docking saw |
| Timber Worker |
amputation |
crushed foot when heavy plant dropped |
| Timber Worker |
crush |
knocked down by hydraulic flipper on mill chain |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
stacking 'green' timber in a mill. |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
lifting heavy log (crank) on to conveyor |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
stacking "green" timber |
| Timber worker |
strain |
log rolled unexpectedly while being sawn |
| Timber worker |
strain |
repeated bending and heavy lifting |
| Timber Worker |
strain |
lifting timber |
| Timber worker |
strain |
struck by ejected timber unjammed at docker |
| Timber Worker |
fatality |
crushed by log whilst loading truck |
| Timber Worker |
amputation |
hand sucked into fan blades of radiator |
| Timber Worker/Bench |
strain |
timber flitch split & fell, strained to support it |
| Timberworker |
fracture |
struck by falling timber |
| Timberworker |
multiple |
struck in head by flying timber |
| Tip Master |
strain |
surprised by heavy, concealed lump of concrete |
| Tool Designer |
strain |
straining to move a heavy die in a press |
| Tool Maker |
strain |
lifting a moulding die |
| Tool Maker |
strain |
tightening up a lathe chuck |
| Tool Maker |
strain |
undoing a bolt on a machine |
| Tool Maker |
misc |
operating power press |
| Toolmaker |
strain |
using wrong tool (shifter) to set up machine |
| Track inspector |
strain |
lifting a heavy compressor over tram line |
| Track Marshall |
fracture |
slipped on wet floor in public toilet and fell |
| Track Marshall |
fatal |
struck by runaway tyre from Formula 1 Car |
| Tractor Driver |
crush fracture spine |
operating front end loader to lift wool bales |
| Tractor Mechanic |
strain |
removing tractor wheel |
| Trade Assistant |
loss |
exposure to plant room noise |
| Trades Assistant |
rsi |
lifting and handling heavy pipes |
| Trades Assistant |
strain |
lifting heavy computer frame |
| Trades Assistant |
burns |
scalded when inspection hatch burst open |
| Trades Assistant |
amputation |
caught hand in flywheel belt on guillotine |
| Trades Assistant |
strain |
repetitive heavy work, including lifting heavy tool boxes |
| Train Driver |
strain |
driving trains, rough tracks |
| Train Driver |
strain |
stepped down off high step on rail track |
| Train Driver |
strain |
overloaded traction motor failed, causing driver's cabin to lift, drop and jolt |
| Train Maintainer |
Multiple |
Struck shoulder on train steps when rising |
| Train Service Operators |
n/a |
truck tore down overhead power lines under a railway bridge |
| Trainee emergency worker |
fracture |
jumped from a height during training session |
| Trainee Machine Operator |
amputation |
fingers crushed in unguarded spooler |
| Trainee Manager |
strain |
slipped while carrying bag of nitrate over rough ground |
| Training Consultant |
fracture |
tripped on a kerb whilst avoiding traffic |
| Tram Driver |
multiple |
tram driver struck head inside driving compartment |
| Tram Driver |
strain |
driving trams |
| Tram Driver |
ganglion |
turning stiff rotary switch |
| Tram Driver |
strain |
constant foot pressure on driver's pedal |
| Tram Driver |
tendon rupture |
pulling on a leve to reduce its stiffness |
| Trapper/Knotter |
back |
untrapping fibres |
| Traveller |
fracture |
brakes failed on luggage trolley, ascending travelator |
| Tree Feller |
strain |
slipped and fell off large, sloping felled log which moved |
| Tree Feller |
amputation |
felling a tree - struck |
| Tree Planter |
strain |
planting and fertilizing many small trees |
| Tree Planter |
strain |
bending |
| Tree Pruner |
fall |
pruning |
| Tree Pruner |
strain |
using heavy back pack pruner |
| Trimmer |
rsi |
trimming excess rubber off moulded part |
| Trimmer |
rsi |
cutting loose threads |
| Trimmer/Examiner |
rsi |
trimming loose threads from jeans |
| Trimmer/Process Worker |
rsi |
trimming rubber moulded products |
| Trimming Assistant |
strain |
unpicking stitching around seat cover panels |
| Trouser Machinist |
rsi |
reach & stretch to operate foot pedal, collect clo |
| Truck Builder |
strain |
handling tyres and tyre-building equipment |
| Truck Driver |
rotator cuff tear |
load tightener slipped during use |
| Truck Driver |
fractured |
fell off paper bales being loaded onto his truck |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy concrete culvert pipes |
| Truck Driver |
truck lost |
steering failed on Rosedale bridge |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
fell when taut liner cover separated during tensioning |
| Truck Driver |
disc herniation |
truck driving - rough terrain |
| Truck Driver |
|
fell off while strapping down timber load |
| Truck Driver |
unknown |
driveshaft broke on slope, truck rolled, he jumped |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
knocked off truck by crane load |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped and fell while lifting 45kg box |
| Truck Driver |
back |
fell, caught right foot |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
attempting to move a heavy wheelie bin |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
slipped and fell while loading vehicles on to his truck |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped while alighting from vehicle |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
crushed by drum - slipped on leak inside truck |
| Truck Driver |
stain |
lifting bundle of magazines |
| Truck Driver |
back |
tightening truck load with winch |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
fell while bolting container closed, using a lever |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
lifting load spreader |
| Truck Driver |
fatal |
incinerated after colliding with overturned road train (first driver - no sleep) |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
unloading 20 litre pails of medical waste |
| Truck Driver |
disc protrusion |
handling tyres manually |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
lifting heavy gates |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
lifting a tarpaulin, pulling a load binder |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
crashed when truck lost control on a hill |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
lifting a heavy desk out of a truck |
| Truck Driver |
fracture |
roller vehicle he was driving overturned |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
driving off-centre to steering wheel |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
driving truck whilst sitting in seat |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
fell from truck while securing load |
| Truck Driver |
crush |
struck by log which fell off jinker during loading |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
crushed by heavy bag of poppy seeds |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
unloading a truck onto pallet, pallet broke and he fell to the ground |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
driving trucks - quarry; replacing hammer, crusher |
| truck driver |
strain |
vibration induced in truck cabin while driving |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped while climbing on to tautliner |
| Truck Driver |
|
climbing in and out of truck & operating clutch |
| Truck driver |
blindness |
tyre exploded using axe to clear debris |
| truck driver |
strain |
fell from trailer rail while refastening side curtain |
| Truck Driver |
fracture, strain |
changing wheel; moving beer kegs |
| truck driver |
multiple |
fell from truck cab roof while washing it |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
restraining heavy crate of vegetables on pallet trolley |
| Truck Driver |
struck |
drop coil of steel |
| truck driver |
squashed |
concrete truck bounced hard in a rut |
| Truck Driver |
Multiple |
Fell while lashing load on truck |
| Truck Driver |
unknown |
fell from side of tautliner |
| Truck Driver |
back |
loading truck |
| Truck Driver |
crush |
unloading steel from truck |
| Truck Driver |
multiple |
(MVA): overturned truck struck by another truck |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
jumped down off trailer (no ladder) |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped and fell whilst climbing into cabin |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped while cleaning out tray of a truck |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
pulling a trolley up a step |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
forcefully raising a lever/ratchet to secure load |
| Truck Driver |
fatal |
unattended forklift rolled forward, crushed husband to death against his truck |
| Truck Driver |
strain |
truck driving - no cabin shock absorbers |
| Truck Driver |
paraplegia |
brakes failed |
| Truck Driver |
fracture |
fell off top of livestock transport crate on truck |
| Truck Driver/Passenger |
strain |
truck crashed when load shifted |
| Truck Driver/Storeman |
strain |
lifting heavy guttering off truck-mounted frame |
| Tube Repairer |
strain |
lifting aeroplane tyre |
| Tunneller |
strain |
planks resting on rollers (on the vehicle) moved: he fell |
| Tupperware Consultant |
back |
lifting box |
| Twister |
rsi |
lift & place cones of thread on machine |
| Twister |
strain |
lifting bobbins off twisting machine |
| Typesetter |
amputation |
unguarded powered guillotine severed her fingers |
| Typesetter |
rsi |
desks, keyboard, screen & disk drive |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing, data entry |
| Typist |
oos |
typing/administration |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing documents on typewriter |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on an electric typewriter |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing documents |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing at keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keypunch machine |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing scripts onto typewriter |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing/clerical duties |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on a keyboard |
| Typist |
strain |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Typist |
rsi |
typing on electric typewriter |
| Typist/Clerk |
rsi |
typing,filing,reception,collating records |
| Tyre Builder |
rsi |
feeding casing into a drum |
| Tyre Builder |
rsi |
pulling at tyre rubber to stretch it |
| Tyre Builder |
strain |
building tyres; heavy and repetitive work |
| Tyre builder |
strain |
repetitive lifting of slabs of rubber |
| Tyre Builder |
back |
bending/twisting/pulling |
| Tyre Builder |
back |
lifting & pulling tyres |
| Tyre Builder |
rsi |
construct tyre involving pressing sponge on drum |
| Tyre Builder |
strain |
handling heavy tyres |
| Tyre Builder/leading hand |
strain |
moving large tyres around |
| Tyre Builder/Rubber Worker |
strain |
building tyres |
| Tyre Fitter |
strain |
lifting and stacking tyres |
| Tyre Fitter |
strain |
constant kneeling on concrete |
| Tyre Fitter |
strain |
lifting heavy truck tyres |
| Tyre Fitter |
multiple |
jack slipped from under 100 tonne loader |
| Tyre Fitter |
strain |
bending to place tyre in balancing machine |
| Tyre Fitter |
crush injuries |
changing tyre on truck |
| Tyre Fitter |
strain |
lifting heavy truck tyre |
| Tyre Inspector |
rsi |
changing, throwing tyres |
| Tyre Refreader |
strain |
lifting tyre from mould (it stuck) |
