TABLE 3.
Number and Percentage of Workers’ Compensation Lost-Time Claims (8 or More Days Away From Work) by Intervention Category and National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Sector for Private Employers Insured by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation—Ohio, 2001–2011
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| All NORA sectors* | 28,577 | 100.0 | 27,857 | 100.0 | 26,299 | 100.0 | 24,769 | 100.0 | 21,944 | 100.0 | 19,434 | 100.0 | 18,563 | 100.0 | 16,378 | 100.0 | 11,776 | 100.0 | 13,425 | 100.0 | 12,717 | 100.0 |
| Ergonomic intervention category† | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All NORA sectors | 10,989 | 100.0 | 10,607 | 100.0 | 9,525 | 100.0 | 8,666 | 100.0 | 7,626 | 100.0 | 6,725 | 100.0 | 5,958 | 100.0 | 4,986 | 100.0 | 3,740 | 100.0 | 4,238 | 100.0 | 3,990 | 100.0 |
| Services | 2,336 | 21.3 | 2,223 | 21.0 | 1,993 | 20.9 | 1,829 | 21.1 | 1,661 | 21.8 | 1,501 | 22.3 | 1,356 | 22.8 | 1,132 | 22.7 | 862 | 23.0 | 1,019 | 24.0 | 930 | 23.3 |
| Manufacturing | 3,409 | 31.0 | 3,000 | 28.3 | 2,655 | 27.9 | 2,442 | 28.2 | 2,134 | 28.0 | 1,885 | 28.0 | 1,604 | 26.9 | 1,289 | 25.9 | 870 | 23.3 | 1,003 | 23.7 | 988 | 24.8 |
| Trade | 1,793 | 16.3 | 1,762 | 16.6 | 1,641 | 17.2 | 1,396 | 16.1 | 1,232 | 16.2 | 980 | 14.6 | 889 | 14.9 | 773 | 15.5 | 565 | 15.1 | 710 | 16.8 | 615 | 15.4 |
| Healthcare | 1,461 | 13.3 | 1,574 | 14.8 | 1,527 | 16.0 | 1,440 | 16.6 | 1,197 | 15.7 | 1,107 | 16.5 | 976 | 16.4 | 852 | 17.1 | 769 | 20.6 | 783 | 18.5 | 724 | 18.1 |
| Construction | 1,345 | 12.2 | 1,324 | 12.5 | 1,039 | 10.9 | 983 | 11.3 | 865 | 11.3 | 705 | 10.5 | 620 | 10.4 | 498 | 10.0 | 339 | 9.1 | 356 | 8.4 | 351 | 8.8 |
| Transportation | 507 | 4.6 | 606 | 5.7 | 538 | 5.6 | 450 | 5.2 | 430 | 5.6 | 441 | 6.6 | 404 | 6.8 | 353 | 7.1 | 261 | 7.0 | 284 | 6.7 | 300 | 7.5 |
| Agriculture | 32 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.4 | 28 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.4 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 40 | 0.4 | 25 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.4 | 15 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Public safety | 57 | 0.5 | 60 | 0.6 | 61 | 0.6 | 62 | 0.7 | 60 | 0.8 | 55 | 0.8 | 65 | 1.1 | 47 | 0.9 | 51 | 1.4 | 46 | 1.1 | 49 | 1.2 |
| Oil and gas | 9 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Slip, trip, or fall intervention category | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All NORA sectors | 8,976 | 100.0 | 8,828 | 100.0 | 9,025 | 100.0 | 8,447 | 100.0 | 7,487 | 100.0 | 6,396 | 100.0 | 6,687 | 100.0 | 6,175 | 100.0 | 4,570 | 100.0 | 5,154 | 100.0 | 4,691 | 100.0 |
| Services | 2,721 | 30.3 | 2,596 | 29.4 | 2,753 | 30.5 | 2,580 | 30.5 | 2,225 | 29.7 | 1,978 | 30.9 | 2,105 | 31.5 | 2,018 | 32.7 | 1,486 | 32.5 | 1,662 | 32.2 | 1,470 | 31.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,516 | 16.9 | 1,436 | 16.3 | 1,394 | 15.4 | 1,403 | 16.6 | 1,213 | 16.2 | 992 | 15.5 | 976 | 14.6 | 870 | 14.1 | 569 | 12.5 | 698 | 13.5 | 701 | 14.9 |
| Trade | 1,450 | 16.2 | 1,414 | 16.0 | 1,496 | 16.6 | 1,369 | 16.2 | 1,152 | 15.4 | 923 | 14.4 | 964 | 14.4 | 880 | 14.3 | 650 | 14.2 | 751 | 14.6 | 641 | 13.7 |
| Healthcare | 1,000 | 11.1 | 1,021 | 11.6 | 1,133 | 12.6 | 1,070 | 12.7 | 990 | 13.2 | 831 | 13.0 | 935 | 14.0 | 892 | 14.4 | 738 | 16.1 | 847 | 16.4 | 763 | 16.3 |
| Construction | 1,574 | 17.5 | 1,535 | 17.4 | 1,477 | 16.4 | 1,297 | 15.4 | 1,141 | 15.2 | 1,075 | 16.8 | 963 | 14.4 | 860 | 13.9 | 603 | 13.2 | 613 | 11.9 | 597 | 12.7 |
| Transportation | 581 | 6.5 | 702 | 8.0 | 653 | 7.2 | 616 | 7.3 | 643 | 8.6 | 524 | 8.2 | 649 | 9.7 | 546 | 8.8 | 444 | 9.7 | 500 | 9.7 | 448 | 9.6 |
| Agriculture | 52 | 0.6 | 60 | 0.7 | 43 | 0.5 | 43 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.6 | 23 | 0.5 | 32 | 0.6 | 26 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 50 | 0.6 | 29 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.4 |
| Public safety | 15 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.3 | 24 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.4 | 29 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.5 | 23 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.4 |
| Oil and gas | 17 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Other interventions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All NORA sectors | 8,599 | 100.0 | 8,416 | 100.0 | 7,741 | 100.0 | 7,650 | 100.0 | 6,822 | 100.0 | 6,307 | 100.0 | 5,911 | 100.0 | 5,206 | 100.0 | 3,466 | 100.0 | 4,033 | 100.0 | 4,036 | 100.0 |
| Services | 2,197 | 25.5 | 2,105 | 25.0 | 2,034 | 26.3 | 2,031 | 26.5 | 1,844 | 27.0 | 1,681 | 26.7 | 1,649 | 27.9 | 1,405 | 27.0 | 1,019 | 29.4 | 1,153 | 28.6 | 1,133 | 28.1 |
| Manufacturing | 2,782 | 32.4 | 2,680 | 31.8 | 2,346 | 30.3 | 2,447 | 32.0 | 2,150 | 31.5 | 1,972 | 31.3 | 1,788 | 30.2 | 1,546 | 29.7 | 855 | 24.7 | 1,068 | 26.5 | 1,137 | 28.2 |
| Trade | 1,254 | 14.6 | 1,225 | 14.6 | 1,138 | 14.7 | 1,107 | 14.5 | 968 | 14.2 | 844 | 13.4 | 788 | 13.3 | 749 | 14.4 | 514 | 14.8 | 559 | 13.9 | 567 | 14.0 |
| Healthcare | 474 | 5.5 | 545 | 6.5 | 515 | 6.7 | 441 | 5.8 | 391 | 5.7 | 416 | 6.6 | 407 | 6.9 | 365 | 7.0 | 304 | 8.8 | 364 | 9.0 | 324 | 8.0 |
| Construction | 1,261 | 14.7 | 1,237 | 14.7 | 1,103 | 14.2 | 1,020 | 13.3 | 895 | 13.1 | 841 | 13.3 | 726 | 12.3 | 634 | 12.2 | 414 | 11.9 | 433 | 10.7 | 433 | 10.7 |
| Transportation | 496 | 5.8 | 493 | 5.9 | 466 | 6.0 | 480 | 6.3 | 454 | 6.7 | 444 | 7.0 | 416 | 7.0 | 380 | 7.3 | 277 | 8.0 | 355 | 8.8 | 357 | 8.8 |
| Agriculture | 56 | 0.7 | 54 | 0.6 | 65 | 0.8 | 57 | 0.7 | 40 | 0.6 | 36 | 0.6 | 44 | 0.7 | 37 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.7 | 39 | 1.0 | 26 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 40 | 0.5 | 32 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.6 | 34 | 0.7 | 26 | 0.8 | 23 | 0.6 | 27 | 0.7 |
| Public Safety | 18 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.3 | 19 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.3 | 21 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.3 | 30 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Oil & Gas | 21 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.3 | 42 | 0.7 | 26 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.4 | 16 | 0.4 |
Data current as of February 2017.
Agriculture sector, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing/Hunting; Healthcare sector, Healthcare and Social Assistance; NORA, National Occupational Research Agenda; Public Safety, Ambulance Services (NAICS = 62191), the only private industry in the sector. Services sector, Services (except Public Safety); Trade sector, Wholesale Trade/Retail Trade; Transportation sector, Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities.
The row for All NORA Sectors includes all intervention categories and 68 claims where it was not possible to assign an intervention category due to missing data or vague narratives.
Ergonomic intervention category includes BLS-defined work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by ergonomic hazards.