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. 2016 Nov;51(11):880–886. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-51.10.12

Table 6.

Australian Army Reserve and Regular Army Soldiers' Activities During Which Reported Workplace Health and Safety Incidents Occurred, %

Activity
Army Reserve
Regular Army
Total Army
Combat training 23.6 12.0 13.3
Physical training 20.2 24.6 24.1
Manual or materials handling 8.5 4.7 5.1
Patrolling 6.0 1.8 2.2
Marching 5.7 4.0 4.2
Weapon handling total 5.5 3.8 4.0
Walking 5.1 2.9 3.1
Driving 2.8 2.1 2.1
Sports total 2.5 8.9 8.2
Passenger in vehicle 2.3 1.0 1.1
Sleeping 1.5 0.3 0.4
Boarding or alighting from a vehicle 1.3 0.6 0.6
Office work total 1.1 1.0 1.0
Vehicle maintenance 0.9 1.6 1.5
Operational 0.9 18.8 16.9
Other 7.4 8.5 8.4
Unknown 4.7 3.4 3.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0