Table II.
Workers’ Compensation Claims Rate* by Risk Class (Grooming‡ and Other Services vs. Veterinary Clinics), 2007–2011, Washington State
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2007–2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensable Claims | |||||||
| Claims | Grooming, Count (Rate) | 83 (396.0) | 83 (381.6) | 74 (341.8) | 57 (255.9) | 52 (222.5) | 349 (317.2) |
| Veterinary Clinics, Count (Rate) | 72 (145.5) | 73 (141.6) | 42 (81.2) | 53 (102.0) | 50 (93.3) | 290 (112.3) | |
| Claim Rate Ratio | Grooming Rate/Vet Clinics, Rate Ratio (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.0,3.7) | 2.7 (2,3.7) | 4.2 (2.9,6.2) | 2.5 (1.7,3.7) | 2.4 (1.6,3.5) | 2.8 (2.4,3.3) |
| Accepted Claims | |||||||
| Claims | Grooming , Count (Rate) | 541 (2580.9) | 498 (2289.4) | 555 (2563.5) | 448 (2010.9) | 368 (1574.5) | 2410 (2190.6) |
| Veterinary Clinics, Count (Rate) | 786 (1587.9) | 807 (1566.7) | 707 (1367.3) | 711 (1367.9) | 830 (1548.0) | 3841 (1486.8) | |
| Claim Rate Ratio | Grooming Rate/Vet Clinics, Rate Ratio (95% CI) | 1.6 (1.5,1.8) | 1.5 (1.3,1.6) | 1.9 (1.7,2.1) | 1.5 (1.3,1.7) | 1.0 (0.9,1.2) | 1.5 (1.4,1.6) |
*
Claim rates per 10,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee; One FTE = 2000 hours.
‡
Grooming and Other Services category represents Pet stores, Grooming, Shelters, and Kennels risk class
Assured all reportage percentages carried to at least one decimal place
Moved flag from rows to table title
Changed “Rate, estimate (lci, uci)” to “Rate ratio (95% CI)”