Research and Statistics
Claims
Closed in 1999 - Cause of Injury
Lifting (n=8,685) and
Miscellaneous strains (6,459) were among the most frequent causes.
Striking against or stepping on (not otherwise classified) only made up
around 1,084 claims, but had an average cost per claim around $12.3K. Hand
tool or machine use injuries only consisted of 647 claims, but the average
cost per claim was around $10.5K. Falls on the same level were around
1,905 in number and had an average cost around $9K per claim.
| CAUSE OF INJURY |
1999
CLAIMS |
LOST WAGE
COMPENSATION |
ABNORMAL
AIR PRESSURE |
3 |
6,296 |
ABSORPTION,
INGESTION, INHALATION (NOC) |
146 |
600,057 |
ACID
CHEMICALS |
161 |
1,283,911 |
ANIMAL
OR INSECT |
105 |
342,194 |
BROKEN
GLASS |
106 |
149,908 |
CAUGHT
IN, UNDER OR BETWEEN. NOC. |
784 |
1,441,696 |
COLD
OBJECTS OR SUBSTANCES |
11 |
12,816 |
COLLAPSING
MATERIALS (SLIDES OF EARTH) |
18 |
41,968 |
COLLISION
WITH A FIXED OBJECT |
55 |
137,928 |
COLLISION
WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE |
596 |
2,078,696 |
CONTACT
WITH - NOC |
150 |
213,073 |
CONTACT
WITH HOT OBJECT |
196 |
275,044 |
CONTINUAL
NOISE |
238 |
1,592,574 |
CRASH
OF AIRPLANE |
6 |
185,275 |
CRASH
OF RAIL VEHICLE |
1 |
92,026 |
CRASH
OF WATER VEHICLE |
2 |
3,943 |
CUMULATIVE
(ALL OTHER) |
1,541 |
7,278,000 |
CUT,
PUNCTURE, SCRAPE, NOC. |
678 |
1,010,836 |
DUST,
GASES, FUMES OR VAPORS |
145 |
1,217,127 |
ELECTRICAL
CURRENT |
55 |
128,777 |
EXPLOSION
OR FLARE BACK |
31 |
140,045 |
FALL,
SLIP OR TRIP NOC. |
2,914 |
7,127,526 |
FALLING
OR FLYING OBJECT |
1,535 |
3,755,310 |
FIRE
OR FLAME |
81 |
306,919 |
FOREIGN
BODY IN EYE |
153 |
85,348 |
FROM
DIFFERENT LEVEL |
1,296 |
6,820,618 |
FROM
LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING |
827 |
4,022,896 |
FROM
LIQUID OR GREASE SPILLS |
929 |
2,409,763 |
HAND
TOOL OR MACHINE IN USE |
647 |
6,815,382 |
HAND
TOOL, UTENSIL;NOT POWERED |
443 |
549,009 |
HOLDING
OR CARRYING |
2,357 |
6,118,276 |
INTO
OPENING |
76 |
279,123 |
JUMPING
|
327 |
1,028,160 |
LIFTING
|
8,685 |
23,282,422 |
MACHINE
OR MACHINERY |
1,054 |
3,440,813 |
MOTOR
VEHICLE |
258 |
810,781 |
MOTOR
VEHICLE NOC. |
657 |
10,829,318 |
MOVING
PARTS OF MACHINE |
119 |
296,289 |
MOVING
PARTS OF MACHINE |
130 |
1,974,878 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
392 |
496,361 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
939 |
8,220,913 |
OBJECT
BEING LIFTED OR HANDLED |
794 |
1,709,699 |
OBJECT
HANDLED |
706 |
1,254,157 |
OBJECT
HANDLED BY OTHERS |
141 |
358,238 |
ON
ICE OR SNOW |
754 |
1,652,392 |
ON
SAME LEVEL |
1,905 |
18,438,972 |
ON
STAIRS |
399 |
899,099 |
OTHER
THAN PHYSICAL CAUSE OF INJURY |
31 |
115,750 |
PERSON
- FELLOW WORKER/PATIENT (NOT IN ACT OF A CR |
449 |
504,709 |
PERSON
IN THE ACT OF A CRIME (ROBBERY/CRIMINAL OR |
231 |
767,281 |
POWERED
HAND TOOL, APPLIANCE |
486 |
743,297 |
PUSHING
OR PULLING |
3,009 |
8,024,310 |
RADIATION
|
4 |
49,508 |
REACHING
|
981 |
2,303,351 |
REPETITIVE
MOTION |
129 |
232,671 |
REPETITIVE
MOTION |
2,729 |
10,001,827 |
RUBBED
OR ABRADED. NOC. |
25 |
47,368 |
SANDING,
SCRAPING, CLEANING OPERATIONS |
23 |
39,052 |
SLIPPED,
DID NOT FALL |
777 |
2,556,418 |
STATIONARY
OBJECT |
715 |
1,808,450 |
STEAM
OR HOT FLUIDS |
226 |
210,358 |
STEPPING
ON SHARP OBJECT |
61 |
79,778 |
STRAIN
OR INJURY BY, NOC |
6,459 |
29,602,751 |
STRIKING
AGAINST OR STEPPING ON, NOC. |
1,084 |
13,421,409 |
STRUCK
OR INJURED BY, NOC. |
518 |
1,717,540 |
TEMPERATURE
EXTREMES |
43 |
184,766 |
TWISTING
|
648 |
1,365,882 |
USING
TOOL OR MACHINE |
905 |
2,939,143 |
VEHICLE
UPSET |
202 |
896,828 |
WELDING
OPERATIONS |
89 |
219,204 |
WIELDING
OR THROWING |
98 |
242,044 |
OTHER
|
5,152 |
23,237,941 |
TOTAL |
58,620 |
$232,526,488 |
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