Research
and Statistics
Cause of Injury - 2001 Claims
Lifting (7,231) and
strain or injury by noc (5,148) are the largest causes of injuries. These
two causes account for over $50 million in lost wage compensation. Crash
of airplane was way ahead of the field for the highest average indemnity
cost per claim at over $96,000. Struck or injured by moving parts of
machine was next at nearly $23,000 per claim.
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2001 |
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CAUSE OF INJURY |
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LOST WAGE |
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CLAIMS |
COMPENSATION |
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I. BURN OR SCALD, HEAT OR COLD EXPOSURE |
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ACID CHEMICALS |
116 |
$1,058,024 |
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CONTACT WITH HOT OBJECT |
140 |
$281,432 |
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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES |
51 |
$48,554 |
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FIRE OR FLAME |
52 |
$251,814 |
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STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS |
166 |
$163,675 |
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DUST, GASES, FUMES OR VAPORS |
62 |
$1,013,555 |
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WELDING OPERATIONS |
150 |
$395,078 |
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RADIATION |
1 |
$546 |
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CONTACT WITH - NOC |
128 |
$301,981 |
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COLD OBJECTS OR SUBSTANCES |
4 |
$4,592 |
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ABNORMAL AIR PRESSURE |
10 |
$16,815 |
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II. CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN |
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MACHINE OR MACHINERY |
928 |
$4,196,466 |
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OBJECT HANDLED |
536 |
$1,371,506 |
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CAUGHT IN, UNDER OR BETWEEN. NOC. |
764 |
$2,049,659 |
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COLLAPSING MATERIALS (SLIDES OF EARTH) |
22 |
$147,161 |
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III. CUT, PUNCTURE, SCRAPE INJURED BY |
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BROKEN GLASS |
71 |
$78,897 |
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HAND TOOL, UTENSIL;NOT POWERED |
361 |
$540,068 |
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OBJECT BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
338 |
$801,159 |
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POWERED HAND TOOL, APPLIANCE |
427 |
$1,038,435 |
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CUT, PUNCTURE, SCRAPE, NOC. |
634 |
$1,227,229 |
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IV. FALL OR SLIP INJURY |
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FROM DIFFERENT LEVEL |
996 |
$6,492,978 |
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FROM LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING |
810 |
$5,169,011 |
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FROM LIQUID OR GREASE SPILLS |
818 |
$3,117,349 |
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INTO OPENING |
122 |
$520,970 |
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ON SAME LEVEL |
1,188 |
$8,980,124 |
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SLIPPED, DID NOT FALL |
519 |
$2,610,740 |
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FALL, SLIP OR TRIP NOC. |
2,778 |
$12,562,816 |
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ON ICE OR SNOW |
1,317 |
$3,653,657 |
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ON STAIRS |
445 |
$1,458,664 |
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V. MOTOR VEHICLE |
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CRASH OF WATER VEHICLE |
1 |
$58 |
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COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE |
576 |
$2,613,903 |
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COLLISION WITH A FIXED OBJECT |
53 |
$165,001 |
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CRASH OF AIRPLANE |
3 |
$289,381 |
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VEHICLE UPSET |
139 |
$807,077 |
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MOTOR VEHICLE NOC. |
437 |
$6,861,593 |
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VI. STRAIN OF INJURY BY |
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CONTINUAL NOISE |
394 |
$2,813,353 |
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TWISTING |
671 |
$2,314,265 |
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JUMPING |
222 |
$1,094,903 |
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HOLDING OR CARRYING |
1,218 |
$6,062,982 |
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LIFTING |
7,231 |
$25,785,822 |
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PUSHING OR PULLING |
2,431 |
$10,092,440 |
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REACHING |
742 |
$2,296,589 |
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USING TOOL OR MACHINE |
799 |
$3,339,294 |
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STRAIN OR INJURY BY, NOC |
5,148 |
$25,962,273 |
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WIELDING OR THROWING |
110 |
$626,332 |
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VII. STRIKING AGAINST OR STEPPING ON |
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MOVING PARTS OF MACHINE |
73 |
$293,354 |
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OBJECT BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
413 |
$3,120,573 |
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SANDING, SCRAPING, CLEANING OPERATIONS |
9 |
$26,998 |
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STATIONARY OBJECT |
666 |
$2,085,248 |
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STEPPING ON SHARP OBJECT |
45 |
$49,940 |
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STRIKING AGAINST OR STEPPING ON, NOC. |
541 |
$6,039,146 |
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VIII. STRUCK OR INJURED BY |
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PERSON - FELLOW WORKER/PATIENT (NOT IN ACT OF A CR |
456 |
$1,033,521 |
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FALLING OR FLYING OBJECT |
996 |
$4,418,246 |
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HAND TOOL OR MACHINE IN USE |
376 |
$3,049,580 |
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MOTOR VEHICLE |
182 |
$1,159,806 |
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MOVING PARTS OF MACHINE |
50 |
$1,145,891 |
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OBJECT BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
690 |
$2,070,543 |
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OBJECT HANDLED BY OTHERS |
109 |
$258,177 |
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STRUCK OR INJURED BY, NOC. |
446 |
$1,415,668 |
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IX. MISCELLANEOUS CAUSES |
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ABSORPTION, INGESTION, INHALATION (NOC) |
183 |
$1,724,473 |
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ELECTRICAL CURRENT |
51 |
$459,179 |
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ANIMAL OR INSECT |
143 |
$578,627 |
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EXPLOSION OR FLARE BACK |
20 |
$318,173 |
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FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
113 |
$202,851 |
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PERSON IN THE ACT OF A CRIME (ROBBERY/CRIMINAL OR |
231 |
$1,556,400 |
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OTHER THAN PHYSICAL CAUSE OF INJURY |
29 |
$164,760 |
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REPETITIVE MOTION |
2,207 |
$9,708,842 |
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CUMULATIVE (ALL OTHER) |
1,385 |
$9,212,503 |
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OTHER |
2,979 |
$16,819,979 |
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X. RUBBED OR ABRADED BY |
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REPETITIVE MOTION |
96 |
$478,720 |
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RUBBED OR ABRADED. NOC. |
15 |
$14,208 |
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TOTAL |
46,633 |
$218,083,627 |
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