Of Tasmania's three Regions, the Greater-Hobart Southern Region had the highest number of claims for 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03.
In 2002-03, of the 1,912 claims received in the Greater-Hobart Southern Region, 1,733 (90.6%) were for head, leg, arm, neck, trunk or psychological injuries. Of these, injuries of the neck accounted for the largest number of claims, 818. Some 15 claims were for fatalities.
MAIB CLAIMS, Greater Hobart-Southern Region(a)(b)
|
| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| | | |
Injury location | no. | no. | no. |
|
Fatalities | 25 | 23 | 15 |
Head | 149 | 194 | 150 |
Leg | 184 | 177 | 184 |
Arm | 199 | 192 | 179 |
Neck | 728 | 699 | 818 |
Trunk | 337 | 385 | 375 |
Psychological | 40 | 49 | 27 |
Nil injury/checkup | 191 | 188 | 164 |
Total | 1,855 | 1,908 | 1,912 |
|
(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 Greater Hobart-Southern Region contains postcodes 7000-7190 and 40% of 7215.
Source: Motor Accidents Insurance Board. |