Injury Statistics - Work-related Claims: 2007

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Work-related injury claims remain steady

Highlights

  • There were 231,300 claims for work-related injuries that occurred in 2007.
  • Sixty-seven claims were lodged for work-related fatalities.
  • The manufacturing; construction; and agriculture, forestry and fishing industries accounted for 36 percent of all claims.
  • Workers aged 65 years and over had a higher rate of claims than any other age group.
  • The number of work-related claims remained relatively stable in the period between 2002 and 2007.

 Graph, Incidence Rate of ACC Work-related Claims.

 Geoff Bascand   29 October 2008
 Government Statistician   ISSN 1178 2160 

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