25 March 2020 
 
Jan MacPherosn 
[FYI request #12417 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe Jan 
 
 
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-004130 
Thank you for your request of 9 March 2020, asking for the following information under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
We seek information from 2009 to 2019 on the number of covered claims for cervical disc 
herniation or other cervical damage as a work related gradual process injury for those people 
involved in the flooring industry (sanding, laying etc) 
 
Cover for work-related gradual process injuries is determined by ACC’s legislation 
As you are aware, ACC provides cover for work-related gradual process, disease and infection (WRGPDI) 
in accordance to section 30 of the Accident Compensation Act. 
 
Notes about the data provided 
The claims data in Table 1 below has been extracted for accepted WRGPDI claims for cervical damage, 
lodged with ACC between the 2009 and 2019 calendar years, where the read code associated with the 
claim contained the term cervical. 
 
Notes about the data in general: 
•  The claims have been counted by date they were lodged with ACC. A claim can be lodged 
immediately after an injury or at a later date. 
•  Claims related to the flooring industry have been identified where the levy classification was 
Tiling and carpeting services. 
•  Accredited employer claims have been excluded as ACC holds limited data about these. 
•  The data was extracted on 13 March 2020 and may differ if re-run at a later date. 
 
ACC takes privacy seriously  
ACC does not routinely release low value claim counts. Accordingly, most entries in the table provided 
only indicate that the value is fewer than four (denoted as <4). This limits the potential for individuals or 
matters specific to certain individuals from being identified. Withholding in this way is necessary to 
protect the privacy of these individuals under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. In doing so, we have considered 
the public interest in making the information available and have determined that it does not outweigh 
the need to protect the privacy of these persons. 
 
Table 1. Number of registered claims for cervical related gradual process claims for flooring and tiling 
occupations, by calendar year 
 
Read code 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Cervical disc prolapse 
<4 
0 
<4 
0 
0 
0 
<4 
0 
<4 
0 
with radiculopathy 
Cervicalgia – neck pain 
0 
0 
<4 
<4 
0 
<4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 
 

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How to contact us 
If you have any questions, you can email me at [email address]. 
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman. 
Information about how to do this is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 
802 602. 
 
Nāku iti noa, nā 
 
Sasha Wood 
Acting Manager Official Information Act Services 
Government Engagement & Support 
Accident Compensation Corporation 
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Document Outline

• Cover for work-related gradual process injuries is determined by ACC’s legislation
• As you are aware, ACC provides cover for work-related gradual process, disease and infection (WRGPDI) in accordance to section 30 of the Accident Compensation Act.
• Notes about the data provided
• The claims data in Table 1 below has been extracted for accepted WRGPDI claims for cervical damage, lodged with ACC between the 2009 and 2019 calendar years, where the read code associated with the claim contained the term cervical.
• Notes about the data in general:
•  The claims have been counted by date they were lodged with ACC. A claim can be lodged immediately after an injury or at a later date.
•  Claims related to the flooring industry have been identified where the levy classification was Tiling and carpeting services.
•  Accredited employer claims have been excluded as ACC holds limited data about these.
•  The data was extracted on 13 March 2020 and may differ if re-run at a later date.
• ACC takes privacy seriously
• ACC does not routinely release low value claim counts. Accordingly, most entries in the table provided only indicate that the value is fewer than four (denoted as <4). This limits the potential for individuals or matters specific to certain individual...
• Table 1. Number of registered claims for cervical related gradual process claims for flooring and tiling occupations, by calendar year
• How to contact us

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