FY 2001
Top 10 New Nature of Injury by Number of Claims (not including Illnesses)

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 New Nature of Injury by number of claims (not including Illnesses)

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Total Claims

Medical Cost

Compensation Cost

New Lost Time Claims

1

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

2137

$2,420,956

$559,257

982

2

Traumatic Injury

1789

$1,288,397

$264,867

758

3

Back Injury

1332

$1,229,073

$500,218

832

4

Contusion

1268

$636,569

$198,172

560

5

Laceration

699

$366,947

$59,089

193

6

Fracture

339

$675,074

$52,871

200

7

Foreign Body

253

$52,003

$0

81

8

Insect Bite

130

$14,122

$0

50

9

Puncture Wound

117

$47,615

$515

29

10

Burns

80

$9,432

$0

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 New Nature of Injury by number of Lost Time claims

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

New Lost Time Claims

Medical Cost

Compensation Cost

 

1

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

982

$1,326,303

$410,821

 

2

Back Injury

832

$990,038

$480,828

 

3

Traumatic Injury

758

$870,618

$217,874

 

4

Contusion

560

$372,476

$139,609

 

5

Fracture

200

$634,879

$52,871

 

6

Laceration

193

$212,515

$59,089

 

7

Foreign Body

81

$26,621

$0

 

8

Insect Bite

50

$5,850

$0

 

9

Respiratory Condition

32

$5,340

$0

 

10

Puncture Wound

29

$37,250

$515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 New Nature of Injury by number of claims including ergo illnesses

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Total Claims

Medical Cost

Compensation Cost

 

1

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

2141

$2,434,547

$559,257

 

2

Traumatic Injury

1789

$1,288,397

$264,867

 

3

Back Injury

1394

$1,264,769

$533,077

 

4

Contusion

1268

$636,569

$198,172

 

5

Laceration

699

$366,947

$59,089

 

6

Fracture

339

$675,074

$52,871

 

7

Musculoskeletal Disorder

336

$314,243

$98,057

 

8

Foreign Body

253

$52,003

$0

 

9

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

247

$286,507

$128,426

 

10

Insect Bite

130

$14,122

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 FY 2001 New Nature of Injury with Cause (no illnesses)

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Cause of Injury

Claims

Total Cost

 

1

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

Handling equipment

550

$1,058,456

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

533

$710,744

 

 

 

Falls

406

$402,526

 

 

 

Unclassified

274

$281,023

 

 

 

Material handling

203

$282,132

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

91

$87,351

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

57

$118,551

 

 

 

Falling objects

15

$38,859

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

7

$536

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

1

$35

 

2

Traumatic Injury

Falls

443

$511,838

 

 

 

Unclassified

430

$262,859

 

 

 

Handling equipment

250

$354,610

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

216

$97,963

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

129

$153,588

 

 

 

Material handling

113

$97,190

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

93

$20,357

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

54

$28,746

 

 

 

Falling objects

42

$21,923

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

18

$4,191

 

 

 

Unknown

1

$0

 

3

Back Injury

Handling equipment