Of Tasmania's three Regions, the Northern Region had the second highest number of claims for 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03.
In 2002-03, of the 902 claims received in the Northern Region, 808 (89.6%) were for head, leg, arm, neck, trunk or psychological injuries. Of these, injuries of the neck accounted for the largest number of claims, 300. Some 9 claims were for fatalities.
MAIB CLAIMS, Northern Region(a)(b)
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
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Injury location | no. | no. | no. |
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Fatalities | 12 | 16 | 9 |
Head | 101 | 104 | 91 |
Leg | 126 | 111 | 109 |
Arm | 148 | 100 | 116 |
Neck | 313 | 299 | 300 |
Trunk | 199 | 193 | 183 |
Psychological | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Nil injury/checkup | 107 | 90 | 85 |
Total | 1,020 | 923 | 902 |
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(a) Region where the injury occurred.
(b) Some data included in this table were aggregated into regions from postcode data. As a result, the sum of the components may not always equal the total. The Northern Region contains 7209-7304 excluding 7256 and 60% of 7215.
Source: Motor Accidents Insurance Board. |