Work-related injury and illness in Australia, 2004-2014
Incidence of work-related injury decreased from 63.6% to 42.6 per 1000 workers between 2006 and 2014
In 2012, the average time off work was 2 weeks compared to 1.9 weeks in 2009
Mental health claims resulted in the longest time off work, followed by fractures
​Males had higher claim rates than females
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This study investigated the incidence of work-related conditions and their impact on time lost from work by state and territory, age, gender and injury type.