FY 2003
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

2289

$3,095,192

$566,337

1074

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

1551

$1,639,580

$400,965

709

3

Back Injury

1207

$973,924

$388,643

737

4

Contusion

1149

$537,252

$79,460

500

5

Laceration

703

$325,815

$41,639

207

6

Fracture

374

$963,028

$200,792

251

7

Foreign Body

247

$44,947

$0

65

8

Insect Bite

143

$76,448

$8,301

50

9

Puncture Wound

124

$25,562

$0

35

10

Burns

96

$102,028

$13,675

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1074

$2,221,498

$476,739

 

2

Back Injury

737

$782,117

$376,824

 

3

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

709

$993,254

$295,193

 

4

Contusion

500

$320,939

$43,523

 

5

Fracture

251

$921,703

$200,598

 

6

Laceration

207

$156,994

$17,967

 

7

Foreign Body

65

$15,089

$0

 

8

Insect Bite

50

$67,213

$8,301

 

9

Burns

49

$95,023

$13,675

 

10

Dislocation

38

$85,795

$13,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

2289

$3,095,192

$566,337

 

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

1552

$1,639,580

$400,965

 

3

Back Injury

1257

$1,035,204

$484,087

 

4

Contusion

1149

$537,252

$79,460

 

5

Laceration

703

$325,815

$41,639

 

6

Fracture

374

$963,028

$200,792

 

7

Musculoskeletal Disorder

337

$305,981

$194,287

 

8

Foreign Body

247

$44,947

$0

 

9

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

214

$266,974

$96,009

 

10

Insect Bite

143

$76,448

$8,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 FY 2003 New Nature of Injury with Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of Injury

Cause of Injury

Claims

Total Cost

 

1

Traumatic Injury

Unclassified

769

$1,020,013

 

 

 

Falls

498

$423,557

 

 

 

Handling equipment

297

$407,583

 

 

 

Other traumatic injury

211

$170,551

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

151

$243,691

 

 

 

Material handling

149

$207,770

 

 

 

Falling objects

72

$152,963

 

 

 

Exposure to hazardous materials

62

$37,060

 

 

 

Motor vehicle accidents

62

$995,341

 

 

 

Exposure to physical hazards

18

$3,000

 

2

Sprain/Strain - Not Back

Falls

343

$294,130

 

 

 

Handling equipment

341

$549,618

 

 

 

Slips/twists without falling

300

$456,316

 

 

 

Unclassified

247

$297,672

 

 

 

Material handling