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Workplace injury and illness incident review

Workplace injury and illness incident review. A look at FY08 and other trends University of Wisconsin System September 23-24, 2008 UW System Safety and Loss Prevention Meeting. Areas of review. FY08 injuries and illnesses Hearing loss claim potential Other data. Claim count comparison.

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Workplace injury and illness incident review

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  1. Workplace injury and illness incident review A look at FY08 and other trends University of Wisconsin System September 23-24, 2008 UW System Safety and Loss Prevention Meeting

  2. Areas of review • FY08 injuries and illnesses • Hearing loss claim potential • Other data

  3. Claim count comparison

  4. Lost time / hazardous duty claims

  5. Top cause groups, by claim count

  6. Top cause groups, by incurred $

  7. Increased back injuries? Impact of winter?

  8. Worst winter for injuries?

  9. Age of injured employee

  10. Experience of injured employee

  11. Experience of injured employee

  12. Age of injured employee with less than 5 years service

  13. By occupation code

  14. By occupation code

  15. Areas of review • FY08 injuries and illnesses • Hearing loss claim potential • Other data

  16. Hearing loss: population at risk

  17. Hearing loss: population statistics • Approximately one-third of non-institutionalized older persons with hearing problems, about 2.5 million in 1995, reported having used a hearing aid within the past year. • Keep in mind that these figures include conductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss, so not all are the result of noise exposure. Desai M, Pratt LA, Lentzner H, Robinson KN. Trends in Vision and Hearing Among Older Americans. Aging Trends; No.2. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2001.

  18. Hearing loss: unanswered questions • Is there a case to be made for more robust hearing protection programs based solely on cost savings? • What is a reasonable cost range for future claims? • What percentage of at-risk group will file a claim? • Did we adequately identify the at-risk group?

  19. Areas of review • FY08 injuries and illnesses • Hearing loss claim potential • Other data

  20. Casual (not root cause) notes 66 incident reports, July 2008

  21. Other FY04-08 data • Location • Stairs/stairwells, inside and out: 5.4% all claims • Power plant: 1.4% • Top 3 locations • All laboratory types: 8.3% • Food service areas: 6.8% • Offices: 6.5%

  22. Other miscellany • Denied claims and near misses included unless otherwise stated • Need to develop more information about employee population • Currently have detailed info on employees with claims • Little info on employees without claims, and employee population “snapshots”

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