"Title","Created","LastEdited","Agency","Description","ProblemBy","ProblemOf","Status","Votes","ID" "ACC Carpal Tunnel Syndrome claims 2015-2020","2021-01-14 13:24:16","2021-01-18 11:48:28","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am looking for the number of Carpal Tunnel syndrome (CTS) claims made in the time period 2015-2020, number of declined CTS referrals, including geographic and demographic details (i.e age/gender/location within NZ)","The project Team are unsure how large the problem of Carpal Tunnel syndrome is within the population, as some are managed by MOH and some by ACC. We are unsure of the number of declined referrals by ACC. Having this information will also help inform the need for sufficient workforce ( Surgeons, PT's and ancillary staff) in the public space. ","I am a Clinical Editor working with Health Pathways in SDHB, we are currently analyzing this pathway (Carpal Tunnel syndrome patients) for patients with a view to improving the service and information available to GP and patient handouts ","Agency responded","0","557" "Noise Induce Hearing Loss October 2020","2020-12-15 10:23:45","2021-01-08 02:12:23","Accident Compensation Corporation","could i please have the latest data for NIHL in NZ. preferable including incidence, cost, severity. And possibly a trend of the data over the last 10 years as well? thank you Vidhi@xtraa.co.nz ","managing workplace policy","I need to be informed for a report","Agency responded","1","551" "Running Injury ACC Stats","2020-11-17 11:12:52","2020-12-11 14:08:12","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am would like to request ACC data of injuries related to the activity of running in NZ. Additional information of: - claimant demographics (age, gender, ethnicity) - causes of the injury (acute or chronic/overuse) - injury type (type and anatomical location) - cost of claims - duration of claims Data for the past 10 years in .csv format would be preferable. ","","Helping to inform the direction of a program of research. ","Agency responded","1","546" "The New Zealand cost of treating sepsis which is a result of accidents","2020-10-28 11:51:39","2020-11-25 16:40:19","Accident Compensation Corporation","Severely injured patients may develop sepsis which maybe fatal. Sepsis may arise as the result of another disease or as a result of an infection following a traumatic accident. It would useful to understand the proportion of all sepsis patients in New Zealand hospitals that the infection arises from a traumatic accident rather than arising from non-accident cause such as a secondary infection. It would be useful to have data on the fatalities arising from these sepsis infections and the total cost of treating sepsis patients where sepsis develops following an accident. ","ACC could then justify investment in the development of an improved diagnostic tool to improve treatment of sepsis patients, reduce fatalities and reduce costs for ACC. ","Justifying the investment in new tools that would aid in earlier diagnosis of sepsis thus saving lives and reducing the cost of treating patients that suffer from sepsis that develops following an accident. Sepsis is difficult to diagnose. ","Agency responded","0","542" "ACC NZ Forestry Incidents","2020-10-27 09:41:35","2020-11-17 16:30:04","Accident Compensation Corporation","Would it please be possible to make available ACC data that relates to injuries caused in or around the NZ Forestry Industry. Any information including: cause, injury type, date and time would be hugely appreciated. CSV format would be preferable. As many years worth as possible would also be great. ","","As part of ongoing research at the University of Waikato, I am investigating causes of injuries within the forestry industry. This is linked to a larger project, called Tini o te Hakituri, that is looking at using technology to keep forestry workers safer on the job. The more we know about how forestry related injuries are caused, the more we are able to tailor our solution to the industry. ","Agency responded","1","541" "Total cost of Diagnostic Imaging ACC Claims by modality ","2020-10-15 10:05:20","2020-11-24 16:15:49","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am looking for time-series data that shows the total cost of diagnostic imaging services that ACC funds each year, broken down by the different modalities. The modalities of interest are: - Ultrasound - Diagnostic imaging - Computer Tomography - MRI - Nuclear Medicine - Mamogram - Positron Emission Tomography Scan - Angiography - Fluoroscopy","","This would provide more clarity around what modalities of diagnostic Imaging ACC is funding. ","Agency notified","15","537" "Total number of Diagnostic Imaging ACC Claims by modality ","2020-10-15 10:02:36","2020-12-10 11:52:45","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am looking for time-series data that shows the number of diagnostic imaging services that ACC funds each year, broken down by the different modalities. The modalities of interest are: - Ultrasound - Diagnostic imaging - Computer Tomography - MRI - Nuclear Medicine - Mamogram - Positron Emission Tomography Scan - Angiography - Fluoroscopy ","I am interested to see which modalities of diagnostic imaging are most frequently funded under ACC, and how this has changed over time. This would provide much-needed insight into where ACC funding is being attributed within diagnostic imaging","I am interested to see which modalities of diagnostic imaging are most frequently funded under ACC, and how this has changed over time. This would provide much-needed insight into where ACC funding is being attributed within diagnostic imaging","Agency responded","21","536" "Anterior cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Statistics","2020-10-13 11:04:48","2020-11-04 17:00:52","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am after the details of ACL injuries requiring reconstruction across the regions in New Zealand. My research is looking at the role of using new technology in the rehabilitation process. Details about the number of total ACL injuries requiring reconstruction, Date of initial injury, Date of reconstruction surgery, location and method of injury, injury demographic etc would be useful. A CSV file of the data is prefered ","allowing new research into rehabilitation technology and assist the development of new recovery methods to allow better and faster return to work outcomes.","This data would allow me to complete my research proposal and provide rationale for the research to be conducted.","Agency responded","14","534" "Development years for motor accidents","2020-09-24 12:11:49","2020-10-22 16:50:15","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like to have a dataset of the time lag between the actual accident occurring and the time the accident has been reported. This would be related to the motor accidents for the past 10 years. This would include a list of the the number of accidents occurring for the specific year/month (can be aggregated for anonymity) and the year/month to when the actual reporting has occurred. I would also request the claim cost of each incident.","","research into claim lag and development factors of the motor insurance. It would help determine the expected future liability of incurred but not reported expenses","Agency responded","1","531" "Injury details for ACC Claims","2020-09-09 16:12:50","2020-10-08 16:04:19","Accident Compensation Corporation","I am after the details of injuries and where they occurred especially related to cyclists. My research topic is about the physical factors contributing to cyclist injuries. So details about road conditions, injury type, location of accident, were they hit by a car? etc would be great. csv files would be great. If it contains demographics, that's good too","analysis of factors and potential physical influences on cyclist accidents. can isolate and rank the cause and better understand underlying contributors to cyclist injury ","the physical factors contributing to cyclist injuries. and further research that can be done to prevent these from occurring","Agency responded","0","523" "Mild traumatic brain injury/concussion","2020-09-08 12:10:26","2020-09-30 09:39:10","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would appreciate a data set for claims for mild traumatic brain injury/concussion ( 2014-2019) broken down by decade age bands ","Allowing me to reference typical incidence in tertiary age students","Writing a research manuscript on concussion in tertiary students","Agency responded","0","522" "Moderate - Severe TBI by region","2020-09-03 16:33:58","2020-10-02 08:42:51","Accident Compensation Corporation","Hi, I would like a summary datasheet of total ACC claims for moderate-severe traumatic brain injuries over the past 12 months (or most recent 12 month period of data available), and if possible for this to be broken down by region?","","Assisting community research (a study) & providing answers to questions that have been asked by this population about how many others in my region have shared my experience.","Agency responded","1","520" "10/8/20","2020-08-10 20:24:39","2020-09-04 15:44:24","Accident Compensation Corporation","Hi there I'm doing an assignment on the incidence of traumatic spinal injury in NZ but struggling to find any dataset on this. Not as interested in the non-accidental / trauma stats. Is there any of this information available? It might already exist but not sure how / where to access it. Thanks! :)","","Personal research only","Agency responded","0","511" "Mobility scooter injuries","2020-07-29 10:59:21","2020-08-14 12:41:39","Accident Compensation Corporation","Hi, I would like to know the accident rate amongst the elderly using mobility scooters. Do you have any stats around this? Types of injuries and or severity. 70 plus year olds.","determining the risk associated with mobile scooters used in public by over 70's - 90's","Potential risk associated with the elderly using mobility scooters. ","Agency responded","0","507" "Accidents in Workplace (time of day they occurred)","2020-06-04 11:40:14","2020-06-22 15:07:14","Accident Compensation Corporation","Can you please provide me with some statistics on accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue? We specifically would like to know the time of day the accident occurred. Type of workplace (industry - e.g. forestry, trucking etc) severity, and costs from 2010 onwards. (We submitted a similar request a couple of months ago, but need time of day the incident occurred added to it). ","We are developing a tool to measure levels of fatigue, with the aim of reducing accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue. Having this data would establish the need for such a tool. ","We are developing a tool to measure levels of fatigue, with the aim of reducing accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue. Having this data would establish the need for such a tool. ","Agency notified","1","494" "Workplace accidents while under influence of drugs/alcohol","2020-06-04 11:34:37","2020-07-08 06:00:24","Accident Compensation Corporation","Can you please provide me with some statistics on accidents in the workplace when the person is affected by alcohol and/or drugs? Ideally this would include time of day incident occurred, month, age, gender, type of workplace (industry - e.g. forestry, trucking etc), severity, and costs from 2010 onwards. ","We are developing a tool to measure levels of alertness, with the aim of reducing accidents in the workplace. Having this data would establish the need for such a tool.","We are developing a tool to measure levels of alertness, with the aim of reducing accidents in the workplace. Having this data would establish the need for such a tool.","Agency notified","2","493" "SME Injury Data 2017-2019","2020-05-27 15:48:31","2020-06-17 14:28:13","Accident Compensation Corporation","Please can you provide a break down of claims made for employees/employers of small and medium sized businesses, including industry, geographical location, injury type, injury description, month, whether it was a fatality, lost time injury or medical treatment injury.","Businesses that are exposed will understand the risks and injuries that are associated with thier industry, and be motivated to put controls in place with support and guidance. Statistics will significantly help with this. ","To understand clearly the workplace claims associated with small and medium businesses. To work with these specific business to eliminate or reduce their likelihood of injuries, particularly serious injuries resulting in lost time and fatalities. ","Agency responded","1","491" "Dance injuries ","2020-05-09 16:26:22","2020-06-08 13:51:30","Accident Compensation Corporation","Hi there I need data for research in to dance injuries occurring in the past 5 years. Would you be able to provide data covering females/males, age groups, dance styles, locations. ","My findings would also help dance practitioners and dancers I hope.","This is part of my course requirement for my current paper in Occupational Health & Safety Diploma.","Agency responded","0","488" "Rape/sexual violence claims acc","2020-05-08 18:00:25","2020-06-30 09:05:05","Accident Compensation Corporation","Can I please have numbers on rape/sexual violence sensitive claims through ACC 2018-2019 and how many Confirmed diagnosis of PTSD as a result of rape/sexual violence at ACC","","This request is for a research paper at Massey University written by me (a student) discussing the rehabilitation steps for someone navigating the sensitive claims unit. I cannot write my paper without some statistical data ","Agency responded","0","487" "Claims of people with a disability that had an accident on a footpath","2020-05-07 07:49:07","2020-05-27 17:03:30","Accident Compensation Corporation","I want to find out how many acc claims there were from people that have a disability and had an accident on a footpath. Either caused by cyclist or an (e)scooter.","Have clear data for people voting for or against the NZTA’s proposal for the innovating streets package.","This will actually help with NZTA’s proposal for the innovating streets package.","Agency responded","1","486" "Concussion/mild traumatic brain injury statistics","2020-04-27 14:02:58","2020-06-17 11:21:34","Accident Compensation Corporation","If possible I would like a summary of concussion/mild traumatic brain injuries between 2010-2020 broken down into how the injuries occurred and a breakdown of which ethnic groups suffered the most of these injuries while playing sport ","","It is relevant data for a university project that I am writing ","Agency responded","0","483" "Accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue","2020-04-23 13:35:01","2020-07-08 06:00:52","Accident Compensation Corporation","Can you please provide me with some statistics on accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue? Ideally this would include by month, year, age, gender, type of workplace (industry - e.g. forestry, trucking etc) severity, and costs from 2010 onwards.","","We are developing a tool to measure levels of fatigue, with the aim of reducing accidents in the workplace caused by fatigue. Having this data would establish the need for such a tool.","Agency responded","2","481" "pedestrian claims","2020-04-22 10:45:20","2020-05-13 16:46:08","Accident Compensation Corporation","number of claims by pedestrians in Kapiti by age group","","A submission to NZTA in response to a request for submissions on proposed regulations ","Agency responded","0","480" "ATV ACC claims 2000-2019","2020-04-18 11:14:33","2020-05-13 16:43:56","Accident Compensation Corporation","The data requested would ideally cover the number of on- and off-road ATV ACC injury claims, resulting from work and recreational use between 2000 and 2019. ","Providing quantitative data so that meaningful conclusions can be developed.","Investigation of the descriptive epidemiology of ATV crashes in New Zealand during this time-period.","Agency responded","0","479" "Acc Sports Data","2020-02-13 14:58:11","2020-03-12 15:28:14","Accident Compensation Corporation","Looking for all Sports Related Injury data - Type of Sports - Date, locations Geo - Type of Injury - Age , Gender, Ethnicity - Cost of treatment, Recovery period","awareness, trends, current mindset around sports and getting people of all ages more active","Which sport have - most Injury - Type of Injury - ( what is most common injury - Prevention, reduce - type of sports vs Age - Type of sports vs Location VS time ","Agency notified","4","459" "Occupational health","2020-02-12 11:41:30","2020-03-17 10:00:18","Accident Compensation Corporation","Data relating to occupational illness in NZ - by industry sectors","","Research to identify claims for latent effects of exposure to chemicals in the workplace; noise induced hearing loss; gradual process claims.","Agency responded","0","458" "Injuries related to flooding","2020-01-20 16:31:50","2020-02-04 11:30:10","Accident Compensation Corporation","Are you able to provide your most recent ACC statistics regarding claims related to flooding in NZ? i.e How many claims were made in 2019? How many claims were made in 2019 compared to previous years? ","providing the information necessary to advise both the public and companies on how best to proceed in the face of rising flood risk ","examining current flood risk to New Zealanders and how that might look in the future, especially in the face of climate change and increasing extreme weather events","Agency responded","0","454" "Fire-related injuries","2020-01-20 16:31:40","2020-07-02 09:41:11","Accident Compensation Corporation","Are you able to provide your most recent ACC statistics regarding claims related to fires in NZ? Especially in relation to wildfires i.e How many claims were made in 2019? How many claims were made in 2019 compared to previous years? ","providing the information necessary to advise both the public and companies on how best to proceed in the face of rising fire risk ","examining current fire risk to New Zealanders and how that might look in the future, especially in the face of climate change and increasing extreme weather events and with the rising quantity and severity of those in Australia","Agency notified","0","453" "ACC official review outcome statistics ","2019-12-23 02:09:53","2020-02-10 09:52:55","Accident Compensation Corporation","Statistics outlining outcomes for and against ACC within the ACC review process. Number of ACC decisions that were contested by patients under official review by percentage of contested cases that resulted in decisions being made by an independent reviewer for or against the view of ACC. ","Making the information transparent and available for further investigation. ","Understanding accuracy and efficiency of initial claims processing by ACC. ","Agency responded","2","450" "Average expense per claim by injury type in last 12 months","2019-12-23 02:00:44","2020-05-11 10:52:12","Accident Compensation Corporation","Wanting to receive the data on average expense to ACC per claim by injury type in last 12 months. Acc expense per claim by injury type. Injury type would refer to the actual condition that a patient suffered as a result of being injured and for which they were diagnosed by a health professional. For example, grade 2 MCL tear. It would be preferable that the information be presented in raw data format in the form of an excel spreadsheet or similar program. Alternatively, if there is an internal ACC report that outlines this information o would be happy to receive a copy of such report(s). ","Making the information available in a workable format. ","understanding the wider cost to state funded health care insurance based on a per injury basis over a 12 month period. ","Agency responded","2","448" "Sport concussion 2018","2019-12-06 09:34:52","2020-01-16 09:13:44","Accident Compensation Corporation","Age, sport,","Providing accurate data","Factchecking Papers","Agency responded","0","445" "Fall and claims","2019-11-15 16:41:02","2019-12-16 13:10:27","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like to have results from falls and number of claims: - month from fall - per year - by age - by sex - severity - from 2000 to 2018 Moreover, the cost from these claims. ","","Contribution to better understanding the Falls in New Zealand and provide preventive healthy programs ","Agency responded","3","439" "Fireworks related injuries in the Nelson/Tasman regions ","2019-11-06 10:29:04","2019-12-05 08:58:16","Accident Compensation Corporation","Wanting to know the number of claims for firework-related injuries in the Nelson and Tasman regions over the last 5 years, and the last 10 years as well. ","","To ask questions about the need for fireworks in the region and the risk of continuing to sell fireworks to the public. ","Agency responded","0","436" "Netball Injuries Wellington Netball season","2019-10-20 08:53:54","2019-11-18 15:40:59","Accident Compensation Corporation","Sport: Netball. Types of injuries that occurred on Saturdays at the Wellington ASB Stadium from 1 April to end of august for each of the last three years? Competition days are on Saturday and the start and end dates vary which is why I have rounded to the month If you can't get that specific then general trends in netball injury in Wellington for netball players aged 18 to 60","We want our player retention and development, and coach development plans this year to include a focus on injury prevention. ","We are club volunteers for a Wellington netball club (East Netball) and have noticed a lot of serious injuries during the 2019 netball season (bone breaks, anterior cruciate, achilles) We wanted to check if our perception is right or not, including any comparison against the previous two years. ","Agency responded","0","431" "ACC payouts on labral tears","2019-10-10 17:14:23","2019-11-12 09:26:52","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like to know the statistics on how often ACC payout on Labral tears of the Hips.","","I'm off to court with ACC and would like as much information as possible.","Agency responded","1","428" "Noise Induced hearing loss data ","2019-09-27 11:30:54","2020-10-12 09:03:01","Accident Compensation Corporation","Hi, I'm after a dataset for the last ten years detailing the amount of claims for occupational noise induced hearing loss. Also if possible can I get annual totals dataset and then a dataset by industry... Much appreciated. ","","Tertiary education essay","Agency responded","1","424" "injuries and fatalities that occurred during rafting and kayaking","2019-09-20 18:10:16","2021-01-19 15:57:06","Accident Compensation Corporation","Injuries and fatalities that occurred over the last 5 years during white water rafting, white water kayaking and sea kayaking activity.","","Understanding injury and fatalities to assist in educating students studying this sport who will become instructors and guides in these water based activities and will be responsible for keeping others safe.","Agency responded","2","423" "rock climbing injuries and fatalities","2019-09-20 18:03:40","2019-10-17 10:58:29","Accident Compensation Corporation","Number of injuries and fatalities while rock climbing in New Zealand","","understanding rates of injury and fatalities to assist in educating students studying this sport who will become instructors and lead the public in rock climbing activities","Agency responded","0","422" "financial cost of providing ISSC services","2019-09-11 10:09:47","2020-06-17 11:14:45","Accident Compensation Corporation","Financial cost of providing ISSC services nationally from 2015-2018 Financial cost of providing ISSC services in dunedin from 2015-2018 Financial cost of providing ISSC services in central otago from 2015-2018","","determine market size nationally and regionally","Agency responded","0","421" "Vaccine Injury compensation ","2019-08-30 11:01:03","2020-12-14 07:58:25","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like to know the total number of claims both declined and accepted by acc since acc was established, as well as the total moneys paid out to successful claimants. ","Providing assurance to parents hestitant to vaccinate for fear of injury. ","Providing evidence that our government agency looks after those negatively effected by vaccines, to boost confidence in vaccinating. ","Agency responded","143","419" "ACC concussion and mild traumatic brain injury claims","2019-07-04 13:57:03","2020-05-20 14:41:36","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like a summary datasheet of total ACC claims for the previous 5 years of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. Further breakdown into how accidents occurred such as sports-related, motor-vehicle related, etc would be very helpful if possible","Informing future research into the field, and also potentially identify an area of health with increasing burden that may require extra resources and attention.","Currently the burden of concussion and TBI is well known, however statistics for NZ are now 5 years old. Considering the focus NZ and world rugby has had on concussion and brain injury related research, their is potentially an increase in the identification of concussion / mild TBI in the general population leading to an increase in doctor visits, and therefore ACC claims. This dataset may identify this trend and will help inform further research into concussion and mild TBI fields.","Agency responded","5","410" "Hot water bottle injuries ","2019-06-24 15:19:22","2020-02-28 09:02:44","Accident Compensation Corporation","We're updating a story about hot water bottle safety in winter-time. Are you please able to provide your most recent ACC statistics regards hot water bottle injury claims in NZ? i.e How many claims were made in 2018, How many more claims were made in 2018 compared to previous years What is the average number of claims made each year Were these mostly made by a specific demographic (more female than male, a certain age etc.) ","Warning the public about the use of their hot water bottles and suggesting safety tips. ","Higher numbers of hot water bottle injury claims. ","Agency responded","2","407" "Maori workplace fatalities","2019-06-10 20:58:06","2019-09-01 12:39:12","Accident Compensation Corporation","Maori workplace fatalities since 2010","as above","Provide data for research into making workplaces safer for maori. As a treaty partner this information should be available as of right and not a request","Agency responded","2","401" "Sensitive Claims ","2019-03-19 21:52:21","2019-04-24 11:32:31","Accident Compensation Corporation","Wanting to see the amount of sensitive claims made from 2014 - 2018 to see if there has been a peak due to policy changes surrounding support for victims ","","Wanting to see the amount of sensitive claims made from 2014 - 2018 to see if there has been a peak due to policy changes surrounding support for victims ","Agency responded","0","385" "Wokrplace injuries rates, general population, Pasifica peoples and Maori","2019-02-21 11:58:10","2019-04-23 13:37:39","Accident Compensation Corporation","Can you please provide me with a data set of information on injury rates for NZ general population Pasifica peoples Maori If you have the information can you please also detail serious (reportable) injury, and fatalities. ","provinid robust information by which decisions can be made ACC and Worksafe NZ woul dbe likely sources of information for this data","Providing our organisation with some information on prioritising needs for change and targeting training","Agency responded","0","378" "Incidence rates of work-related injury claims by engravers","2018-12-19 16:25:27","2019-02-12 15:41:16","Accident Compensation Corporation","Looking for industry information to see what sort of injuries are received and how they were received. What time off work and cost involved","Giving options of risk management","Educating Staff in awareness risk management","Agency responded","0","367" "ACC falls","2018-11-27 11:37:15","2019-01-17 16:15:02","Accident Compensation Corporation","Falls data - currently Whanganui data bundled with Manawatu - doesn't assist us see our community data ","Allowing local analysis","Assist planning promotion and also comparing against in hospital data - I assume this dataset doesn't include TI??","Agency responded","2","363" "Chronic low back pain in New Zealand","2012-05-08 21:55:47","2020-09-11 09:24:57","Accident Compensation Corporation","I would like to know the recorded number and percentage of people diagnosed with chronic low back pain and currently living with chronic low back pain in New Zealand. Also, I would like to know the cost per year or per period of time that this condition has had on the government/healthsystem whether direct health cost (treament,diagnosis) or indirect such as time off work, ACC coverage sickness benifit. I would like numbers and percentages, but also if any graphs/figures are available to show the trend of this condition over time and possibly projection data of the future burden of this condition. ","","I am putting together a post graduate presentation through the University of Auckland on Chronic low back pain NZ stats and costs to make aware to my colleagues the burden of this condition. ","Agency responded","20","90"