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Statistics for Construction

Claims by Accident Type, 2006-2008

Claims by Accident Type; (2006 to 2008); 25% Falls; 23% Overexertion; 22% Struck By; 10% Other Bodily Motion; 7% Struck Against; 3% Caught In; 2% MVAs; 2% Repetitive Motion; 7% Other

Top Accident Types: 2006-2008

Rank
Accident Type
Claims
 FRCC
(Fully Reserved
Claims Cost)		 Days Paid Avg FRCC
Avg Days
1
Falls
7,461
$243,883,752
481,311
$32,688
65
2
Overexertion
6,810
$94,078,147
303,654
$13,815
45
3
Struck By
6,622
$76,978,293
178,942
$11,625
27
4
Other Bodily Motion
2,867
$35,811,998
120,382
$12,491
42
5
Struck Against
2,092
$18,779,236
54,388
$8,977
26
6
Caught In
824
$16,211,702
30,841
$19,674
37
7
MVAs
491
$14,647,977
25,191
$29,833
51
8
Repetitive Motion
688
$14,178,701
44,776
$20,609
65
All Other
2,032
$34,883,348
41,371
$17,167
20
TOTAL
29,887
$549,453,155
1,280,856
$18,384
43

NOTES:
* Rank is based on claims cost.
* Definition of FRCC is located below the Mechanism of Injury Sheets by Classification Unit (CUs).

Mechanisms of Injury, 2006-2008

FRCC Cost: falls=$243,883,752; overexertion=$94,078,147; struck by=$76,978,293; all other=$134,512, 962. Volume: falls=7,461, overexertion=6,810; struck by=6,622; all other=8,994

Mechanisms of Injury Sheets

Key Causes of Injuries for the 21 Industries with the Construction Sector

Hundreds of different types of accidents occur within the Construction sector each year. Statistics show that falls, struck by or against, and overexertion accidents represent the largest percentage of claim volumes and costs.

WorkSafeBC developed the following Mechanisms of Injury sheets so that employers can focus on preventing the types of accidents that have the greatest impact on their workers and industries. The sheets provide detailed information on the three main accident types for 19 industries with the construction sector.

Mechanisms of Injury sheets by Classification Unit (CUs)
CU Number Mechanism of Injury
721005 Demolition coming soon!
721009 Concrete Cutting/Coring coming soon!
721010 Concrete Placing coming soon!
721011 Concrete Pumping coming soon!
721012 Concrete Reinforcing (PDF 245 KB)
721013 Construction Labour Supply or General Labour Supply (not elsewhere specified) (PDF 243 KB)
721018 Drywalling or Acoustic Board Installation (PDF 241 KB)
721019 Electrical Work (PDF 264 KB)
721022 Fire & Flood Restoration coming soon!
721024 Framing or Residential Forming (PDF 251 KB)
721027 House or Other Wood Frame Construction or Renovation Work (PDF 265 KB)
721028 Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, or Highrise Residential Construction (PDF 266 KB)
721031 Land Clearing, Excavation, or Site Surface Preparation (PDF 265 KB)
721036 Low Slope Roofing coming soon!
721041 Painting/Wallpapering coming soon!
721042 Plastering/Stucco Work coming soon!
721043 Plumbing, Heating, Vent, Residential Air Conditioning, or Central Vacuum System Installation or Repair (PDF 261 KB)
721049 Siding, Awning, or Gutter Installation, Service, or Repair (PDF 255 KB)
721051 Steep Slope Roofing (PDF 249 KB)
721052 Structural Concrete Forming (PDF 257 KB)
722005 Steel Frame Erection coming soon!

Note: The Mechanisms of Injury sheets contain cost measures designated as Fully Reserved Claim Costs (FRCC). FRCC include claim payments made to date plus the anticipated future liability associated with these claims. The future liability component is not statistically credible with small aggregations of claims.

Therefore, users should be cautioned that the costs associated with accident characteristics that have few claims could be considered an "order of magnitude" but not a factual representation of their true cost. Actuarial valuations of claims are performed monthly, and these resulting values change from month to month.

Source of data: WorkSafeBC Data Warehouse for 2003-2005 (as of December 31, 2006). These sheets are currently being updated for 2004-2006.

Watch out for hazards: Poster illustrating worker fatalities

This poster graphically illustrates the causes of 249 worker fatalities in the construction industry between 1991 and 2000.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (293 KB)

Prevention Matters: October 22, 2001

This article, originally published in the Journal of Commerce graphically illustrates the most common causes of fatalities in the construction industry. The proportion of work-related deaths has been changing with single-incident deaths decreasing and work-related disease deaths increasing.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (20 KB)
 Date: October 22, 2001

Analysis of Construction Fatalities -- The OSHA DataBase 1985-1989

http://www.osha.gov/Publications/Construction_Fatalities/index.html
"This report presents the results of an analysis of the 3,496 construction fatalities investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and included in the Agency's Integrated Management Information System data base for the period 1985 to 1989." (November 1990)

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