TABLE III.
Injury Nature of Saw-Related Claims Resulting in Lost-Time in OBWC-Insured Wood Product Manufacturing From 2001 to 2009, N =163
Injury category description | ICD-9-CM code range | “Saw-related” frequency, N (%) |
---|---|---|
Fracture | 802.4–825.2 | 58 (35.8%) |
Open wounds | 873–893 | 48 (29.6%) |
Amputation | 885–886.1 | 24 (14.8%) |
Injury to nerves and spinal cord | 955.2–955.6 | 16 (9.9%) |
Contusion | 920–924.2 | 2 (1.2%) |
Sprains | 840.8–847.2 | 2 (1.2%) |
Superficial injury | 911–918.9 | 2 (1.2%) |
Mental disorders | 296.22–309.28 | 2 (1.2%) |
Cellulitis or abscess | 681.01–682.7 | 2 (1.2%) |
Disease of nervous system and sense organs | 337.29–388.7 | 2 (1.2%) |
Crushing injury | 927.2–928.3 | 1 (<1%) |
Disc disorders | 722.1 | 1 (<1%) |
Foreign body, eye | 930–930.9 | 1 (<1%) |
Soft tissue/Enthesopathy | 726.32–727.05 | 1 (<1%) |
Symptoms, signs, and Ill-defined conditions NEC | 785.4 | 1 (<1%) |