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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2018 Jan;60(1):55–73. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001162

TABLE 5.

Intervention Categories by Possible ERGO and Not ERGO Diagnosis Categories (Table 1) for OHBWC Claims by Claim Type

Claim Type Diagnosis Categories Intervention Category
Lost-Time Claims ERGO STF OTH



N % of Total N % of Total N % of Total

Not ERGOs 0% 31,793 14% 51,475 22%
Possible ERGOs 80,315 35% 48,080 21% 19,201 8%

Grand total 80,315 35% 79,873 35% 70,676 30%

Medical-Only Claims ERGO
STF
OTH
N % of Total N % of Total N % of Total

Not ERGOs 0% 95,425 9% 562,130 56%
Possible ERGOs 178,996 18% 110,294 11% 56,507 6%

Grand total 178,996 18% 205,719 20% 618,637 62%

Total Claims Distribution ERGO
STF
OTH
N % of Total N % of Total N % of Total

Not ERGOs 0% 127,218 10% 613,605 50%
Possible ERGOs 259,311 21% 158,374 13% 75,708 6%

Grand total 259,311 21% 285,592 23% 689,313 56%

Rates current as of February 2017. % of Total includes claims with missing intervention category or missing diagnosis category.

ERGO, Ergonomic intervention category that includes BLS-defined work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by ergonomic hazards; Lost-time claims, 8 or more days away from work; total claims, lost-time and medical-only (0–7 days away from work) claims; OTH, All other interventions category; STF, Slip, trip, or fall intervention category.