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Where do workers compensation claims happen in Western Australia

In 2015/16, the highest number of workers compensation claims and proportion of lost-time claims were associated with manual labour and high risk industries such as Construction at 15 per cent. Injuries in the construction industry increased as a percentage, they were 13.7% the year prior. For more information, Please contact us. Foyle Legal, 6/2 Carson Road, Malaga, Perth, WA 6090, Ph: 0408 727 343, https://foylelegal.com/

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Where do workers compensation claims happen in Western Australia

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  1. Where do workers compensation claims happen in Western Australia Foylelegal.com 0408 723 343

  2. Construction Industry Copyright 2015 Foyle legal all rights reserved In 2015/16, the highest number of workers compensation claims and proportion of lost-time claims were associated with manual labour and high risk industries such as Construction at 15 per cent. Injuries in the construction industry increased as a percentage, they were 13.7% the year prior.

  3. Healthcare Industry Copyright 2015 Foyle legal all rights reserved Like the Construction industry involves heavy manual work In 2015/16, the Health care and social assistance industry accounted for 13% of total workers compensation claims.

  4. Labourers and Technicians Copyright 2015 Foyle legal all rights reserved Technicians and trades workers, Labourers, and Machinery operators and drivers accounted for 63 per cent of lost-time workers compensation claims in 2015/16

  5. White collar workers Copyright 2015 Foyle legal all rights reserved white collar workers occupied the lowest proportion of claims, including Sales workers at five per cent, Clerical and administrative workers at four per cent and Managers at three per cent.

  6. Information Source • Information from these slides is taken from the WorkCover WA Website, more information can be found at: http://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/content/uploads/2014/09/November-2016-Publication-Web-version.pdf Copyright 2015 Foyle legal all rights reserved

  7. If you have made a personal injury claim in Western Australia We’d Like to Hear from You! Let the experts help you! 5a/74 Kent Way Malaga, Perth, WA 6090 | 0408 727 343 | https://foylelegal.com Copyright 2017 Foyle legal all rights reserved

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