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Injury Rate
Injury Rates for Fishing are not calculated as WorkSafeBC does not estimate person years for the fishing CUs (702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010).
Claims and Employment, 2002-2006
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.
Between 2002 and 2006, the number of Fisher Registration Cards issued has decreased by 18% while the number of Non-HCO claims has decreased by 19% during the same 5 year period. More recently, between 2005 and 2006, the number of Fisher Registration Cards has decreased by approximately 7% while the number of Non-HCO claims has decreased by 2%.
STD Duration, 2002-2006
During the five year period, STD Duration for Fishing has averaged approximately 2.5 times higher than that for all BC industries. Between 2005 and 2006, STD Duration for Fishing has increased by approximately 5%.
Accepted Fatal Claims, 2002-2006
Between 2002 and 2006, 21 fatal claims have been accepted for Fishing. The majority of fatalities occurred from drowning.
ICD9 Serious Injury Claims1, 2002-2006
Between 2002 and 2006, 48 serious injuries were accepted in Fishing.
1 Serious injury claims are based on STD/LTD/FTL claims (excluding fatal claims), and are adjusted for uncoded claims. They include claims involving major fractures (e.g., skull, spine, pelvis, etc.), amputations, 3rd degree burns, serious eye injuries and other serious spinal or head injuries that are based on 165 ICD9 medical diagnosis codes.
High Severity Claims, 2002-2006
High Severity Claims, include injuries that incur fully reserved claim cost (FRCC) benefits of greater than or equal to 60% of the Maximum Assessable Earnings for the claim's year of injury. Between 2005 and 2004, there was a 14% increase in High Severity Claims in Fishing.
Claim Characteristics, 2002-2006
|
Accident Type
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
| Water vehicle accident |
33%
|
| Struck by object |
13%
|
| Overexertion |
12%
|
Repetitive motion |
8%
|
| Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
6%
|
|
Nature of Injury
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
| Sprains, strains, tears |
31%
|
| Fractures |
16%
|
| Cuts, lacerations |
8%
|
Bruises, contusions |
7%
|
| Inflammation and irritation of joints, tendons, muscles and connective tissues |
4%
|
|
Body Part
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
| Back, including spine, spinal chord |
17%
|
| Finger(s), fingernail(s) |
14%
|
| Leg(s) |
12%
|
Shoulder, including clavicle, scapula, and trapezius muscle if should be mentioned |
8%
|
| Arm(s) |
6%
|
|
Source of Injury
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
| Water vehicle |
37%
|
| Person-injured or ill worker |
15%
|
| Animals and animal products |
6%
|
Atmospheric and environmental conditions |
5%
|
| Miscellaneous machinery |
5%
|
|
Occupation
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
| Fishing vessel masters and skippers and fisherman/women |
58%
|
| Other fishing and trapping occupations |
25%
|
| Printing press operators, commercial divers and other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. |
4%
|
Other transport equipment operators and related workers |
3%
|
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities |
3%
|
|
Age
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
|
15 - 24
|
14%
|
|
25 - 44
|
51%
|
|
45 - 64
|
32%
|
65 and over
|
3%
|
|
Gender
|
% of Total
|
|---|---|
|
Female
|
5%
|
|
Male
|
95%
|
*Fishing CUs: 702003, 702005, 702006, 702007, 702008, 702009, and 702010
Prepared by: Risk Management, September 2007.
Source: WorkSafeBC Data Warehouse as of August 31, 2007 and Statistical Services
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.
ICD9 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 (e.g. major fractures, amputations, 3rd degree burns, multiple fractures, and other serious spinal or head injuries). The number of claims is estimated based on the percentage of uncoded vs. coded claims in each year, and is derived from STD/LTD/FTL Claims that have an ICD9 Medical Diagnosis Type code that meets the Serious Injury criteria, but that do not have a Stats FATAL Claim Count Indicator.
High Severity Claims: High severity claims, include injuries that incur Fully Reserved Claim Cost (unadjusted claim payments plus anticipated future costs of these claims) benefits of greater than or equal to 60% of the Maximum Assessable Earnings for the claim's year of injury.
# STD/LTD/FTL Claims % of Total: The # STD/LTD/FTL Claims for a single characteristic within a particular characteristic type is calculated as a percent of the total # STD/LTD/FTL Claims that are coded.
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.
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.
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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