Safe Work Australia has released its December Notified Fatalities Report, providing a national summary of work-related traumatic fatalities that were reported under Australian work health and safety jurisdictions.

 

Besides providing an estimate of the numbers of work-related deaths, the report also includes details of the types of incident involved; the industry of the workplace at which the fatalities occurred; and the industry of the decedent’s employer. Only the most recent report is presented — this will include any necessary revisions.

 

There were 14 work-related notified fatalities reported during December 2011 — 13 male workers and 1 male bystander. In comparison, there were 13 work-related notified fatalities in the previous month, November 2011, and 17 fatalities reported in December 2010.

 

The report can be found here