In 2024, 5,070 Total fatalities were recorded across all occupations, and 688,575 injury and illness reports were recorded. 93% of these recordings were injuries and 21% of those injuries reported as being treated in an emergency room. In total, approximately 75% of recorded injuries resulted in days away from work. The occupation with the highest number of injuries was Freight, Stock, and Material movers, composing 9.6% of all recorded injuries, whilst the lowest was Passenger Attendants, at 0.9% of recorded injuries. Freight, Stock and Material moving jobs are often cited as being one of the most dangerous occupations due to the many indirect causes and environmental factors that increase the risk of injury and fatality drastically. This includes attempting to transport objects that are excessive in weight, constant repetitive stress across the body, moving improperly labeled or obscure loads or transport within hazardous environments. In total, 1,391 fatalities within these occupations were recorded in 2024, the highest amount of any occupation per person.
Logging is another occupation with a high number of accidental deaths per person. Logging has a mortality rate of 98.9 deaths per 100,000 workers, with the leading cause of death being contact with falling timber due to misjudgment of where trees will fall, or the lack of special awareness from workers. The second most common cause of death for loggers is due to misuse of equipment, such as leaving chainsaws turned on, or lack of proper maintenance. As previously mentioned, it is important to note that many of these deaths are not random occurrences, but most commonly occur due to human error and misjudgment. In the case of Material movers,
Ergonomic factors and learning proper body movement can significantly reduce the number of injuries and fatalities via limiting stress inflicted on the body, and for loggers, maintaining distance from potentially falling trees and branches, as well as routine maintenance to equipment is essential to worker safety. == Deaths in public / residential spaces ==