Research
and Statistics
Cause of Injury - 2000 Claims
Lifting (n=8,141) and Miscellaneous
strains (5,955) were among the most frequent causes. Striking against or
stepping on (not otherwise classified) only made up around 788 claims, but
had an average cost per claim around $12.3K. Hand tool or machine use
injuries only consisted of 445 claims, but the average cost per claim was
around $10.7K. Falls on the same level were around 1,132 in number and had
an average cost around $10.8K per claim.
CAUSE OF INJURY |
CLAIMS |
COMPENSATION |
ABNORMAL
AIR PRESSURE |
3 |
$23,892 |
ABSORPTION,
INGESTION, INHALATION (NOC) |
168 |
$740,583 |
ACID
CHEMICALS |
108 |
$827,139 |
ANIMAL
OR INSECT |
145 |
$533,740 |
BROKEN
GLASS |
87 |
$147,022 |
CAUGHT
IN, UNDER OR BETWEEN. NOC. |
748 |
$1,758,300 |
COLD
OBJECTS OR SUBSTANCES |
7 |
$16,480 |
COLLAPSING
MATERIALS (SLIDES OF EARTH) |
20 |
$16,645 |
COLLISION
WITH A FIXED OBJECT |
45 |
$220,336 |
COLLISION
WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE |
585 |
$2,373,503 |
CONTACT
WITH - NOC |
141 |
$596,082 |
CONTACT
WITH HOT OBJECT |
164 |
$254,484 |
CONTINUAL
NOISE |
282 |
$1,711,907 |
CRASH
OF AIRPLANE |
5 |
$472,915 |
CRASH
OF RAIL VEHICLE |
4 |
$10,228 |
CRASH
OF WATER VEHICLE |
2 |
$3,791 |
CUMULATIVE
(ALL OTHER) |
1,570 |
$8,159,384 |
CUT,
PUNCTURE, SCRAPE, NOC. |
694 |
$1,040,937 |
DUST,
GASES, FUMES OR VAPORS |
94 |
$1,002,664 |
ELECTRICAL
CURRENT |
49 |
$124,876 |
EXPLOSION
OR FLARE BACK |
24 |
$100,852 |
FALL,
SLIP OR TRIP NOC. |
3,204 |
$10,392,967 |
FALLING
OR FLYING OBJECT |
1,281 |
$6,384,695 |
FIRE
OR FLAME |
58 |
$152,700 |
FOREIGN
BODY IN EYE |
141 |
$251,437 |
FROM
DIFFERENT LEVEL |
1,085 |
$6,125,652 |
FROM
LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING |
778 |
$5,326,356 |
FROM
LIQUID OR GREASE SPILLS |
863 |
$3,023,044 |
HAND
TOOL OR MACHINE IN USE |
445 |
$4,768,520 |
HAND
TOOL, UTENSIL;NOT POWERED |
405 |
$593,679 |
HOLDING
OR CARRYING |
1,832 |
$6,342,190 |
INTO
OPENING |
109 |
$577,312 |
JUMPING
|
301 |
$914,244 |
LIFTING
|
8,141 |
$24,371,841 |
MACHINE
OR MACHINERY |
986 |
$4,029,655 |
MOTOR
VEHICLE |
203 |
$1,136,458 |
MOTOR
VEHICLE NOC. |
524 |
$8,521,630 |
MOVING
PARTS OF MACHINE |
98 |
$434,335 |
MOVING
PARTS OF MACHINE |
85 |
$1,885,302 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
386 |
$616,100 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
472 |
$3,865,010 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
754 |
$2,096,817 |
OBJECT
HANDLED |
688 |
$1,432,536 |
OBJECT
HANDLED BY OTHERS |
126 |
$298,536 |
ON
ICE OR SNOW |
777 |
$2,651,264 |
ON
SAME LEVEL |
1,132 |
$12,317,426 |
ON
STAIRS |
505 |
$1,446,107 |
OTHER
|
3,871 |
$17,999,467 |
OTHER
THAN PHYSICAL CAUSE OF INJURY |
50 |
$225,482 |
PERSON
- FELLOW WORKER/PATIENT (NOT IN ACT OF A CRIME) |
536 |
$966,248 |
PERSON
IN THE ACT OF A CRIME (ROBBERY/CRIMINAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT) |
246 |
$856,347 |
POWERED
HAND TOOL, APPLIANCE |
473 |
$1,020,747 |
PUSHING
OR PULLING |
2,822 |
$9,592,594 |
RADIATION
|
1 |
$192 |
REACHING
|
909 |
$3,311,535 |
REPETITIVE
MOTION |
140 |
$372,190 |
REPETITIVE
MOTION |
2,553 |
$10,148,348 |
RUBBED
OR ABRADED. NOC. |
26 |
$55,519 |
SANDING,
SCRAPING, CLEANING OPERATIONS |
15 |
$19,106 |
SLIPPED,
DID NOT FALL |
604 |
$2,620,621 |
STATIONARY
OBJECT |
690 |
$1,883,136 |
STEAM
OR HOT FLUIDS |
188 |
$169,400 |
STEPPING
ON SHARP OBJECT |
57 |
$42,363 |
STRAIN
OR INJURY BY, NOC |
5,955 |
$29,265,995 |
STRIKING
AGAINST OR STEPPING ON, NOC. |
788 |
$9,699,496 |
STRUCK
OR INJURED BY, NOC. |
503 |
$1,157,403 |
TEMPERATURE
EXTREMES |
39 |
$66,493 |
TWISTING
|
784 |
$2,010,675 |
USING
TOOL OR MACHINE |
825 |
$3,193,386 |
VEHICLE
UPSET |
182 |
$985,206 |
WELDING
OPERATIONS |
144 |
$379,529 |
WIELDING
OR THROWING |
143 |
$450,577 |
TOTAL |
52,868 |
$226,583,628 |
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