Work injury statistics
Find statistics on ACC claims for injuries that happened at work.
Data covers the date range, 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026.
- Work-related injury claims and costs by year - 2017 to 2026
- New work-related claims by industry and by region - 2024 to 2026
- Caveats to this data
2026 ytd injury cost
$567,720,887
The costs of all active claims
New claims
82,530
in 2026 ytd
Active claims
158,535
in 2026 ytd
Work-related injury claims and costs by year
| Year | New claims | Active claims | Cost of active claims |
| 2017 | 204,888 | 286,602 | $722,901,689 |
| 2018 | 211,371 | 296,332 | $780,106,567 |
| 2019 | 209,938 | 300,295 | $821,813,098 |
| 2020 | 190,074 | 280,932 | $866,264,499 |
| 2021 | 196,746 | 287,899 | $915,517,585 |
| 2022 | 194,450 | 283,292 | $961,751,899 |
| 2023 | 195,455 | 292,400 | $1,116,470,226 |
| 2024 | 180,089 | 284,240 | $1,260,700,128 |
| 2025 | 169,364 | 271,126 | $1,254,610,727 |
| 2026 YTD | 82,530 | 158,535 | $567,720,887 |
Find out about the work we're involved in to prevent injuries in the workplace:
- A calendar year is 1 January to 31 December.
- All claims included are accepted for cover.
- Claims are included where the 'at work indicator' is equal to 'Y' or the fund is in the work account.
- New claims count the number of new claims that were lodged with ACC between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2025. This can be any time after an injury occurred.
- If the employer ID is unknown then the industry has been listed as 'Unknown.
- Accredited employer claims have been excluded.