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Work-related Injury CLAIMS At a Glance
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Published: 6 November 2007
Description
This report informs you about work-related injury claims that occurred in the 2006 calendar year as measured at 31 March 2007. The data relates solely to claims for work-related injury received by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). This report is produced annually.
Link to full report
Work Related Injury Claims HTML | PDF [32 KB, 4 pages]
Summary
By the end of March 2007, there were 81 claims for work-related fatal injuries that occurred in 2006. This is down 5 from the corresponding provisional (and therefore comparable) figure in 2005.
The number of fatalities between 2002 and 2005 (final figures) has remained relatively steady with between 92 and 95 recorded each year.
The incidence rate (number of injury claims per 1,000 full-time equivalents) for ACC claims has been trending downwards over the last four years.
The provisional number of claims for work-related injury was 235,200 in 2006, which is down 7,400 from the corresponding provisional figure in 2005. As employment grew by 1.4% in the year to December 2006, this has resulted in a decrease in the incidence rate for claims to ACC. In 2006 there were 126 claims per 1,000 FTEs, down from the provisional figure of 132 in 2005.
Males continue to dominate work-related injury claims accounting for 73% of all claims.
Those aged 65 and over have both the highest injury rate and highest fatality rate.
The manufacturing industry had the highest number of claims in 2006 with 43,600, representing 19% of all claims made for work-related injuries. However, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry had the highest incidence rate, with 177 claims per 1,000 FTEs.
89% of all persons who claimed for a work-related injury in 2006 spent no time away from the labour force. A further 4% returned within a month and only 1% did not return within six months.
Related information
Claims for Work-related Injuries data from Statistics New Zealand [external link]
Department of Labour Health and Safety homepage
Future updates
This is a regular report – the next update is due in November 2008. Reports from previous periods can be found in archive
Author or contact details
For further information please contact the Labour Market Analysis team.