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Statistics

Claims by Accident Type (Five Year Average)

Claims by Accident Type (5-year average). Ergonomic 20%, Struck by object 16%, Fall to lower level 13%, Fall on same level 11%, Caught in 6%, Other 34%

Top five accident types 2002-2006
Ergonomics (MSI)
20%
Struck by object
16%
Fall to lower level
13%
Fall on same level
11%
Caught in
6%

Agriculture Industry Statistics

Year
# STD/LTD/FTL Claims

Claim Costs Paid
($,000)
Total Work
Days Lost
Injury Rate per 100 person-years
# Serious Injury Claims
# Fatal Claims
2002
716
$8,297
47,680
3.6
32
6
2003
795
$7,874
41,647
3.7
37
6
2004
729
$9,211
40,979
3.5
38
1
2005
745
$8,963
42,349
3.4
33
3
2006
701
$9,188
37,163
3.5
40
3
2002-2006
Total
3,686
$43,533
209,818
3.6 (avg.)
180
19

Go to the Terms of Reference for explanations of the terms used in this table.

Agriculture Industry statistics refer to the 27 Classification Units in subsector 7010 - Agriculture.

Top Five Injury Types, 2002-2006

Top five injury types, 2002-2006
Sprains, strains, tears
42%
Fractures
15%
Bruises, contusions
11%
Cuts, lacerations
9%
Inflammation
3%

Injury Rate Trend

Injury Rates 2002-2006. Agriculture industry: 2002=3.6, 2003=3.7, 2004=3.5, 2005=3.4, 2006=3.5; All BC: 2002=3.2, 2003=3.0, 2004=3.1, 2005=3.1, 2006=3.1

The Injury Rate for Agriculture remains slightly higher than the Injury Rate for all BC industries combined. Between 2002 and 2006, the Injury Rate for Agriculture decreased by 3%, a similar decrease to that of the All-BC Injury Rate.

STD Duration

Average STD Duration 2002-2006. Agriculture industry: 64 days; All BC: 47 days

The average STD Duration between 2002 and 2006 for the Agriculture Industry was 64 days per claim, while the All-BC rate was only 47 days.

Top Classification Units, 2002-2006

CU
CU Name
# Claims
% Claims
701018 Ornamental Nursery
770
21%
701012 Greenhouse
682
19%
701008 Farm Labour Supply or Farm Services
432
12%
701022 Ranch
289
8%
701005 Dairy Farming
234
6%
701017 Orchard
212
6%
701025 Vegetable Farming
182
5%
701020 Poultry Farming
125
3%
701003 Berry Farming
117
3%
701023 Horse Ranching, Raising, and Breeding
113
3%
701016 White Mushroom Farming
111
3%
701021 Poultry Hatching
68
2%
701019 Poultry Catching
58
2%
701009 Feed Lot or Stockyard
39
1%
701014 Hog Farming
35
1%
701026 Vineyard
34
1%
701010 Fur Bearing Animal Farming
32
1%
701004 Composting
27
1%
701006 Egg Farming
25
1%
701011 Grain Farming
18
0%
701013 Hay or Seed Farming
17
0%
701024 Sod or Turf Nursery
17
0%
701002 Apiary
15
0%
701001 Artificial Insemination, Animal Breeding
12
0%
701007 Exotic Poultry Farming
12
0%
701027 Wild Plant Harvesting
10
0%
7010
  
3,686
100%

The top three CU's (Ornamental Nurseries, Greenhouses, and Farm Labour Services) account for half of the claims in the Agriculture Subsector.

Typical Claimant Profile*, 2001-2005

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* On the above Typical Claimant summary, each claim characteristic type (e.g. Occupation, Accident Type, etc.) is summarized by the most common claim characteristics during the five year period, independent of the other claim characteristics types.

Serious Injury* Profile, 2001-2005

serious eye injury 1%; 3rd degree burns 1%; other serious injuries 2%; amputations 18%; serious fractures 79%

* Between 2001 and 2005, there were 183 Serious Injuries* in the Agriculture Subsector of which a significant majority were serious fractures.

Statistics for Agriculture Industry by CU, 2001-2005

CU
CU Description
Current Number of Active Employers (2005)
#STD/LTD/FTLClaims (Average per year)
Total Work Days Lost (Avg. per year)
Claims Costs Paid (Avg. per year)
701001 Artificial Insemination or Animal Breeding
28
3
353
$79,953
701002 Apiary
27
3
119
$10,100
701003 Berry Farming
414
23
1,693
$224,873
701004 Composting
28
8
193
$22,318
701005 Dairy Farming
592
48
3,502
$938,064
701006 Egg Farming
92
5
240
$28,542
701007 Exotic Poultry Farming
3
3
128
$24,815
701008 Farm Labour Supply or Farm Services
154
90
8,118
$964,239
701009 Feed Lot or Stockyard
27
8
425
$93,755
701010 Fur Bearing Animal Farming
16
7
367
$144,555
701011 Grain Farming
99
4
442
$172,198
701012 Wholesale/Retail Nursery
274
133
5,382
$978,334
701013 Hay or Seed Farming
229
3
311
$140,895
701014 Hog Farming
48
8
391
$139,138
701015 Hunting or Trapping
13
0
0
$41
701016 White Mushroom Farming
51
24
2,829
$491,805
701017 Orchard
832
45
3,363
$516,792
701018 Ornamental Nursery
333
160
5,235
$921,121
701019 Poultry Catching
10
13
266
$30,095
701020 Poultry Farming
300
24
1,281
$278,643
701021 Poultry Hatchery
10
14
318
$37,872
701022 Ranch
958
58
3,803
$1,489,704
701023 Riding Academy or Boarding or Raising Horses
291
26
2,416
$373,934
701024 Sod or Turf Nursery
23
3
232
$19,932
701025 Vegetable Farming
291
39
2,203
$371,563
701026 Vineyard
130
6
247
35,061
701027 Wild Plant Harvesting
17
3
449
$98,190

Terms of Reference

#STD/LTD/FTL Claims: A claim is counted as a short term disability (STD), long term disability (LTD), or fatality if the claim had the first short term disability (STD) benefit, long term disability (LTD) benefit, or survivor benefit (fatal reserve set or cash award) made in the year, regardless of the year of injury.

Claim Cost Paid: Total health care payments, short term disability (STD) payments, vocational rehabilitation payments, long term disability (LTD) reserves and one-time cash awards, and survivor benefit reserves and one-time cash awards charged in the year regardless of year of injury.

Total Work Days Lost: Total short term disability (STD) days and rehabilitation income continuity (code R) days paid in the year regardless of year of injury.

Injury Rate: The number of Non-HCO claims per one hundred Person Years -- shows the rate of injuries. Please note that Injury Rates calculated to one decimal point at a CU level are not normally quoted due to the following: (1) Person Years are estimates and are based on estimates of Assessable Payroll; (2) at a CU level, Person Years are further reduced and claims volume are lower compared to a Subsector level. As a result, calculations are subject to variability, hence affecting specific levels of precision in such rates. Figures rounded to the closest whole number may provide a more meaningful indicator of the Injury Rate at a CU level.

Person Years: Estimated number of employed full time equivalents (FTEs) based on Assessable Payroll and StatsCan data. The estimates of person-years have less accuracy than the nearest whole number to which they are shown. They should be rounded before being quoted.

Serious Injury Claims: The number of short term disability (STD) and long term disability (LTD) claims coded with an ICD9 medical diagnosis that indicates serious injury. Serious injury claims include major fractures (e.g. skull, spine, pelvis, multiple fractures, etc.), amputations, 3rd degree burns, serious eye injuries, and other serious spinal, head or crushing injuries that are based on 165 medical diagnosis type ICD9 codes. The Serious injury criteria, which is based on selective ICD9 medical diagnosis codes, has been developed by Risk Management and involved consultation and discussion with key client user groups on its methodology, definition, and operational/business applications.

# Fatal Claims: Number of claims for which a first survivor benefit (fatal reserve or cash award) was awarded in the year, regardless of the year of injury.

Accident Type: Accident Type is a classification of an accident or exposure that describes the manner in which the injury or disease was produced or inflicted.

Nature of Injury: Nature of Injury is a classification of the injury or illness in terms of its principal physical characteristics.

# Employers: The estimated number of employers within each year is based on the number of employers with greater than zero Person Years in the given year. A multi-classification employer will be counted once for each of its classifications that are included in the selection criteria. (Derived from # Person Years).



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