WORKSAFE accepted 58 injury claims from workers aged 15–19 last year throughout the Hume region, which includes the Wangaratta, Alpine, Benalla, Indigo, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moira, Murrundindi, Shepparton, Strathbogie, Towong, and Wodonga local government areas.
A total of 600 claims from people within that age group were lodged across that state, prompting the recent launch of WorkSafe's 101 p...