Risky Business - the most dangerous occupations

Th manufacturing industry had the highest number of claims in 2015, with 17 percent of all claims followed by the construction indutry with 15 percent of all claims. The industry with the highest rate of work related claims was the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry with 206 claims per FTEs.

Gisborne / Hawkes Bay have the highest incidence rate - 151 injury claims per 1000 FTE's - the lowest rate were Auckland / Wellington

The overall rate of injury claims in New Zealand was 110 claims for every 1000's FTE's in 2015

During that period ACC approved 230,200 claims made from 204,000 people for injuries incurred while working. Overal the incidence rate for work related injury claims has decresed eacch year since 2002. The rate levelled of 2013 and 2014, and the larest provisional data show a small decline in 2015.

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