Workers insurance insights for construction
What makes construction different to other industries when it comes to workers insurance? Which injuries are common in your industry?
As the largest workers compensation insurer in NSW, we have access to a range of valuable data and insights to help you better understand the industry and support you in creating safe workplaces. See these insights and more with our interactive industry insights tool.
The below data shows industry insights for businesses with an icare policy and claims reported during the 2017-18 financial year, as at 30 June 2019.
Businesses covered 73,000
21.82% of scheme
Comprising 94.92% small businesses and 5.08% medium-large businesses.
Workers Covered 380,000
10.02% of scheme
across 28 regions, 1 industry, 28 sub-industries.
Claims covered 10,000
16.93% of scheme
An average of 0.57 claims per million dollars of wages.
Median days off work per claim with time lost
23
18 for scheme
Top injuries
% Claims 100
Traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury 41.60
Wound, lacerations and other conditions related to trauma 34.56
Other injuries 10.99
Where injuries occurred
% Claims 100
Upper limbs 41.29
Trunk 15.85
Lower limbs 25.55
