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Statistics for Fishing
Injury Rate
Injury Rates for Fishing are not calculated as WorkSafeBC does not estimate person years for the fishing CUs.
Claims & Employment, 2006-2010
Since WorkSafeBC does not estimate person years for the fishing CUs, the number of Fisher Registration Cards purchased in a year from Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been used as a proxy for employment.
The number of Fisher Registration Cards issued has decreased 22% from 7,639 to 6,270 over the period from 2006 to 2010, while the number of Non-Health Care Only (Non-HCO) claims has decreased 32% during five year period. More recently, between 2008 and 2010, the number of Fisher Registration Cards increased by approximately 5% while the number of Non-HCO claims increased by 2%.
| Year | Fisher Registration Cards | Non-HCO Claims |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 131 | 7,639 |
| 2007 | 132 | 6,690 |
| 2008 | 97 | 5,984 |
| 2009 | 88 | 6,055 |
| 2010 | 99 | 6,270 |
* Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Business Information & Analysis (BIA), July 2011
Source: BIA Datamart as of July 2011 and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
STD Duration, 2006-2010
During the five year period, STD Duration for Fishing has averaged approximately 3 times higher than that for all BC industries.
| Year | Fishing CUs | All BC |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 141 | 46 |
| 2007 | 135 | 46 |
| 2008 | 147 | 48 |
| 2009 | 174 | 55 |
| 2010 | 177 | 59 |
* Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Business Information & Analysis (BIA), July 2011
Source: BIA Datamart as of July 2011 and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Accepted Fatal Claims, 2006-2010
Between 2006 and 2010, ten fatal claims have been accepted for Fishing. Many of the fatalities were drownings.
| Year | Accepted Fatal Claims |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 |
* Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Business Information & Analysis (BIA), July 2011
Source: BIA Datamart as of July 2011 and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Serious Injury Claims, 2006-2010
Between 2006 and 2010, 380 serious injuries were accepted in Fishing. The most common accident types that result in serious injuries include: Water vehicle accident, Struck by object, Overexertion, and Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects.
| Year | Serious Injury Claims |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 95 |
| 2007 | 94 |
| 2008 | 65 |
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2010 | 68 |
* Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Business Information Analysis (BIA), July 2011
Source: BIA Datamart as of July 2011 and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Claims Characteristics, 2006-2010
| Accident Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Water vehicle accident | 250 | 41% |
| Struck by object | 79 | 13% |
| Overexertion | 67 | 11% |
| Repetitive motion | 37 | 6% |
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 31 | 5% |
| Others | 147 | 24% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Nature of Injury | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other strains | 119 | 19% |
| Fractures | 97 | 16% |
| Laceration | 94 | 15% |
| Back strain | 67 | 11% |
| Contusion | 59 | 10% |
| Others | 175 | 29% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Body Part | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wrist, fingers & hand | 181 | 30% |
| Back | 78 | 13% |
| Knee | 50 | 8% |
| Shoulders | 46 | 8% |
| Shoulder muscles | 33 | 5% |
| Others | 223 | 36% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Source of Injury | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 271 | 44% |
| Animal products, Food products | 48 | 8% |
| Bodily motion | 48 | 8% |
| Working surfaces | 32 | 5% |
| Hand tools | 31 | 5% |
| Others | 181 | 30% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Occupation | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing vessel skippers and fishermen/women | 330 | 54% |
| Fishing vessel deckhands | 172 | 28% |
| Deck crew, water transport | 26 | 4% |
| Commercial divers | 22 | 4% |
| Labourers in fish processing | 12 | 2% |
| Others | 49 | 8% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Gender | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 582 | 95% |
| Female | 27 | 4% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
| Age | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 15-24 | 79 | 13% |
| 25-34 | 116 | 19% |
| 35-44 | 147 | 24% |
| 45-54 | 144 | 24% |
| 55-64 | 90 | 15% |
| 65+ | 35 | 6% |
| Total | 611 | 100% |
*Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Business Information & Analysis (BIA), July 2011
Source: BIA Datamart as of July 2011 and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Definitions
Injury Rate: The number of Non-HCO claims per one hundred Person Years -- shows the rate of injuries.
Person Years: Estimated number of employed full time equivalents (FTEs) based on Assessable Payroll and StatsCan data.
Non-HCO Claims: Total number of Non-Health-Care only (Non-HCO) claims. A Non-HCO claim must have a short term disability (STD), long term disability (LTD) or survivor benefit in the year of injury or in the 3 months following the year of injury.
STD Duration: STD (Short-term Disability) Duration represents an estimate of the average number of STD Days paid for each STD claim. It is calculated according to the methodology developed by the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC), and is based on all STD days paid in the 12-month period ending in the reference month including days lost on injuries that occurred prior to the start of the 12-month period. Days arising from rehabilitation payments are excluded from the calculation.
Accepted 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.
Serious Injury Claims: A Serious Injury is defined as a claim with an STD, LTD, or Fatal benefit payment in the period consisting of the month of injury or the following 3 months that has at least one of the following: 1) 28 or more STD days lost in the period; 2) Healthcare costs in the period equivalent to 28 days of STD costs; 3) a Fatal benefit paid in the period; 4) one of the 275 ICD9 Medical Diagnosis codes assigned which have been designated as Serious Injuries. The Serious Injury Rate is lagged 3 months to allow for the qualifying payments to accrue. Some Serious Injuries under the ICD9 category are estimated due to uncoded claims.
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.
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.
Body Part: Body Part is a classification of a body part or bodily system, directly affected by an injury or disease identified in the nature of injury classification.
Source of Injury: Source of Injury is a classification of the object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced, transmitted, or inflicted the injury or illness.
Occupation: Occupation is a collection of jobs, sufficiently similar in work performed to be grouped under a common title for classification purposes. A job, in turn, encompasses all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete his/her duties.
Age Range: Pre-defined injured worker age categories are used to group STD/LTD/FTL Claims that are coded with injured worker age at the time of injury.
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