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Top 5 injuries in small businesses
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Workers in small businesses are not immune to risk of injury or illness.
Between 2017-18 and 2021-22p*
The top 5 injuries and illnesses recorded for serious claims from small businesses were:
- Traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury (33%)
- Wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage (24%)
- Fractures (16%)
- Musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases (13%)
- Mental health conditions (5%)
Between 2017-18 and 2021-22p*
Small businesses showed higher claims than medium to large businesses for:
- Wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage
- Fractures
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