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Work-related Injury CLAIMS At a Glance
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Published: 31 October 2006
Description
This report informs you about work-related injury claims that occurred in the 2005 year as measured at 31 March 2006. 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 2006, there were 86 claims for work-related fatal injuries that occurred in 2005. This is up 15 from the corresponding provisional (and comparable) figure in 2004.
The number of fatalities between 2002 and 2004 (final figures) has remained relatively steady with 95 recorded in 2002, 93 in 2003, and 94 in 2004.
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 242,600 in 2005, which is down 100 from the corresponding provisional figure in 2004. When compared to employment growth of 2.8% in the year to December 2005, it shows the incidence rate for claims to ACC has decreased.
Males continue to dominate work-related injury claims accounting for 74% of all claims.
The manufacturing industry had the highest number of claims in 2005 with 45,900, representing 19% of all claims made for work-related injuries. However, the mining industry had the highest incidence rate, with 198 claims per 1,000 FTEs.
90% of all persons who claimed for a work-related injury in 2005 spent no time away from the labour force. A further 4% returned within a month and less than 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 2007. Reports from previous periods can be found in archive
Author or contact details
For further information please contact the Labour Market Analysis team.