Incidence of Work-Related Injury
Each year in New Zealand over 200,000 occupational injuries result in ACC claims. This corresponds to 12 injuries per 100 workers.
An estimated half of the injuries result in disability, and 6% in permanent disability.
- 74% of the work-related injuries occur in male workers.
- The manufacturing industry has the highest number of work-related injuries.
- The mining, agriculture, forestry and fishing, and construction industries have the highest injury rates.
- Mining has the most injuries per 100,000 workers, followed by agriculture/forestry/fishing and manufacturing.
- Sprains and strains are by far the most frequent injury (90,000 claims), followed by open wounds (37,000 claims).
