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

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

86

$27,393

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

48

$39,527

 

 

 

Falling objects

17

$33,200

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

2

$901

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

2

$17,548

 

3

Back Injury

Handling equipment

385

$398,280

 

 

 

Material handling

297

$310,429

 

 

 

Unclassified

271

$208,000

 

 

 

Falls

131

$205,016

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

99

$122,126

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

31

$18,556

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

15

$4,974

 

 

 

Falling objects

3

$120

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

2

$3,537

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

1

$89

 

4

Contusion

Falls

386

$336,379

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

260

$129,334

 

 

 

Unclassified

188

$172,412

 

 

 

Handling equipment

105

$41,116

 

 

 

Falling objects

75

$24,337

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

49

$108,895

 

 

 

Material handling

32

$8,579

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

26

$8,630

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

9

$0

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

7

$2,723

 

5

Laceration

Other traumatic injury

249

$84,609

 

 

 

Unclassified

143

$50,776

 

 

 

Handling equipment

107

$43,066

 

 

 

Material handling

57

$50,639

 

 

 

Falls

51

$67,043

 

 

 

Falling objects

35

$41,731

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

10

$2,782

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

9

$6,443

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

2

$388

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

1

$0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Fracture

Falls

136

$718,092

 

 

 

Unclassified

67

$106,068

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

50

$30,133

 

 

 

Handling equipment

31

$42,190

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

31

$75,719

 

 

 

Falling objects

15

$62,258

 

 

 

Material handling

15

$24,009

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

10

$36,239

 

 

 

Unknown

2

$19,773

 

7

Foreign Body

Other traumatic injury

160

$24,017

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

36

$4,549

 

 

 

Unclassified

28

$2,638

 

 

 

Handling equipment

11

$2,690

 

 

 

Material handling

4

$1,001

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

2

$0

 

 

 

Falls

2

$416

 

 

 

Falling objects

1

$751

 

8

Insect Bite

Other traumatic injury

146

$17,872

 

 

 

Unclassified

6

$286

 

 

 

Handling equipment

4

$284

 

9

Burns

Exposure to physical hazards

32

$2,448,075

 

 

 

Unclassified

21

$2,390

 

 

 

Handling equipment

17

$2,130

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

10

$6,335

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

8

$5,900

 

 

 

Falls

3

$289

 

 

 

Material handling

3

$1,073

 

 

 

Falling objects

2

$0

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

1

$1,073

 

10

Puncture Wound

Other traumatic injury

31

$7,954

 

 

 

Unclassified

22

$3,628

 

 

 

Material handling

15

$1,734

 

 

 

Handling equipment

11

$5,064

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

4

$5,471

 

 

 

Falls

3

$889

 

 

 

Falling objects

1

$0

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

1

$7,863