FY 2002
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

Traumatic Injury

2116

$1,551,291

$356,929

924

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

1762

$1,692,556

$340,793

784

3

Back Injury

1235

$1,004,431

$266,695

752

4

Contusion

1137

$679,009

$153,397

441

5

Laceration

664

$299,855

$47,623

199

6

Fracture

357

$925,065

$189,415

214

7

Foreign Body

244

$36,062

$0

50

8

Insect Bite

156

$18,442

$0

46

9

Burns

97

$2,331,019

$136,246

39

10

Puncture Wound

88

$32,602

$0

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 New Nature of Injury by Number of Lost Time Claims

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

New Lost Time Claims

Medical Cost

Compensation Cost

 

1

Traumatic Injury

924

$1,048,642

$323,102

 

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

784

$904,067

$234,073

 

3

Back Injury

752

$749,055

$229,361

 

4

Contusion

441

$440,701

$120,980

 

5

Fracture

214

$865,388

$183,260

 

6

Laceration

199

$134,042

$44,411

 

7

Foreign Body

50

$8,759

$0

 

8

Insect Bite

46

$5,027

$0

 

9

Burns

39

$2,312,893

$133,089

 

10

Respiratory Condition

32

$4,081

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 New Nature of Injury by Number of Claims Including Ergo Illnesses

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Total Claims

Medical Cost

Compensation Cost

 

1

Traumatic Injury

2116

$1,551,291

$356,929

 

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

1764

$1,692,626

$340,793

 

3

Back Injury

1291

$1,034,702

$288,461

 

4

Contusion

1137

$679,009

$153,397

 

5

Laceration

664

$299,855

$47,623

 

6

Fracture

357

$925,065

$189,415

 

7

Musculoskeletal Disorder

289

$277,504

$116,219

 

8

Foreign Body

244

$36,062

$0

 

9

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

188

$232,880

$97,915

 

10

Insect Bite

156

$18,442

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 FY 2002 New Nature of Injury with Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Cause of Injury

Claims

Total Cost

 

1

Traumatic Injury

Unclassified

722

$465,569

 

 

 

Falls

426

$655,793

 

 

 

Handling equipment

267

$171,802

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

265

$119,245

 

 

 

Material handling

123

$151,082

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

115

$157,670

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

69

$9,194

 

 

 

Falling objects

60

$46,549

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

52

$99,402

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

17

$31,914

 

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

Slips/twists without falling

398

$522,318

 

 

 

Falls

365

$353,784

 

 

 

Handling equipment

326

$400,450

 

 

 

Unclassified

312

$395,917

 

 

 

Material handling

206

$242,310