WorkSafe has recently released details on the number of workplace fatalities, broken down by industry, in the last five years. The figures show consistent progress in workplace safety, although there is still considerable room for improvement.

Notable results include the record of the Canterbury rebuild, with only one fatality, and the dramatic improvement in the forestry sector since 2013.

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

Adventure activities

1

4

5

3

3

0

16

Agriculture

19

17

14

24

22

8

104

Quad bikes (within agriculture)

5

4

4

3

5

4

25

Canterbury rebuild

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Construction

7

4

8

5

4

1

29

Extractives

29

1

1

0

0

2

33

Forestry

4

3

6

10

1

1

25

Manufacturing

1

3

2

2

1

0

9

Grand Total

61

32

37

44

31

12

217

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