TABLE 6.
Claim Rates per 100 Estimated FTE-years for 2001, 2008, and 2011 and Trends for 2001–2008 and 2009–2011 by Claim Type, Intervention Type, and NORA Sector for Private Employers*
| Intervention Category† | NORA Industry Sector | LT Claims
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Total Claims
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| Rate
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Rate Trend per Year*
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Rate
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Rate Trend per Year*
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| 2001 | 2008 | 2011 | 2001–2008% Change (95% CL) |
2009–2011% Change (95% CL) |
2001 | 2008 | 2011 | 2001–2008% Change (95% CL) |
2009–2011% Change (95% CL) |
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| All categories Ergonomic | All NORA industry sectors | 1.24 | 0.73 | 0.62 | −7.7 (−7.9, −7.6) | 3.4 (2.2, 4.7) | 6.60 | 4.06 | 3.34 | −6.6 (−6.7, −6.5) | −0.8 (−1.3, −0.3) |
| All NORA industry sectors | 0.47 | 0.22 | 0.19 | −10.4 (−10.7, −10.1) | 2.7 (0.5, 5) | 1.45 | 0.79 | 0.67 | −8.2 (−8.4, −8) | −1.6 (−2.8, −0.4) | |
| Agriculture | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.13 | −9.9 (−15.4, −4.1) | 33.1 (−9.8, 96.5) | 1.13 | 0.73 | 0.45 | −7.9 (−10.5, −5.3) | −3 (−19.4, 16.7) | |
| Construction | 0.67 | 0.27 | 0.24 | −12.6 (−13.5, −11.7) | 3.8 (−3.6, 11.8) | 1.85 | 0.78 | 0.66 | −11.4 (−12, −10.9) | −4.4 (−8.5, −0.2) | |
| Healthcare | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.24 | −9.7 (−10.5, −8.9) | −3.5 (−8.2, 1.5) | 1.92 | 1.21 | 1.01 | −6.4 (−6.8, −6) | −5.9 (−8.2, −3.6) | |
| Manufacturing | 0.80 | 0.33 | 0.29 | −11.4 (−12, −10.8) | 3.3 (−1.2, 8.1) | 2.43 | 1.19 | 1.00 | −9.0 (−9.4, −8.7) | −0.5 (−2.8, 2) | |
| Mining | 0.68 | 0.31 | 0.20 | −8.9 (−14.4, −3) | −8.7 (−38.7, 35.9) | 1.82 | 0.88 | 0.99 | −10 (−13.3, −6.6) | 0 (−18.2, 22.2) | |
| Oil and gas | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.24 | −3.4 (−12.1, 6.1) | 45.2 (−19.4, 161.8) | 1.22 | 0.67 | 0.71 | −8.9 (−14, −3.5) | 26.4 (−9.1, 75.7) | |
| Public Safety | 1.49 | 0.89 | 1.04 | −5.8 (−9.5, −2) | 6.1 (−12.9, 29.2) | 5.13 | 5.29 | 4.36 | −0.3 (−2.2, 1.5) | −6.8 (−14.8, 2) | |
| Services | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.11 | −9.6 (−10.3, −9) | 3.9 (−0.7, 8.8) | 0.78 | 0.44 | 0.37 | −7.6 (−8, −7.2) | 0.5 (−2, 3) | |
| Trade | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.19 | −10.1 (−10.9, −9.3) | 4.7 (−0.9, 10.7) | 1.34 | 0.73 | 0.65 | −8.7 (−9.1, −8.2) | 1.2 (− 1.8, 4.2) | |
| Transportation | 0.67 | 0.41 | 0.40 | −7.8 (−9.1, −6.5) | 7.9 (−0.8, 17.3) | 1.69 | 1.11 | 1.04 | −6.8 (−7.7, −6) | 2.2 (−2.9, 7.5) | |
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| All NORA industry sectors | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.23 | −5.8 (−6.1, −5.5) | 0.8 (−1.2, 2.9) | 1.38 | 1.03 | 0.81 | −5 (−5.2, −4.9) | −3 (−4, −2) | |
| Agriculture | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.21 | −7.7 (−12, −3.2) | 4.3 (−20.2, 36.4) | 1.71 | 1.03 | 0.90 | −7.6 (−9.7, −5.4) | 8.1 (−6, 24.2) | |
| Construction | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.41 | −8.0 (−8.8, −7.2) | 1.7 (− 3.9, 7.6) | 2.26 | 1.31 | 1.07 | −8.1 (−8.6, −7.7) | −1.7 (−5, 1.7) | |
| Healthcare | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.26 | −4.4 (−5.3, −3.4) | 1.4 (−3.5, 6.5) | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.03 | −1.5 (−2, −1) | −6 (−8.2, −3.7) | |
| Manufacturing | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.21 | −7.1 (−7.9, −6.3) | 7.1 (1.4, 13.1) | 1.38 | 0.95 | 0.79 | −5.6 (−6.1, −5.2) | 1.2 (−1.5, 4) | |
| Mining | 0.85 | 0.67 | 0.34 | −4.5 (−9.4, 0.7) | −10.3 (−34.1, 22.1) | 2.06 | 2.01 | 1.70 | −3.3 (−6.2, −0.4) | −2.9 (−16.7, 13.2) | |
| Oil and gas | 0.67 | 0.37 | 0.31 | −6.8 (−13.7, 0.7) | −6.8 (−41.5, 48.3) | 2.01 | 1.15 | 0.81 | −5.1 (−9.3, −0.8) | 6.2 (−20, 41.1) | |
| Public Safety | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.40 | −2.7 (−8.6, 3.5) | −5.2 (−29.3, 27.2) | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.55 | −2.6 (−5.5, 0.5) | −11.4 (−23.4, 2.5) | |
| Services | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.17 | −5.3 (−5.9, −4.7) | −0.8 (−4.2, 2.8) | 1.18 | 0.85 | 0.65 | −5.4 (−5.7, −5.1) | −3.9 (−5.7, −2.1) | |
| Trade | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.19 | −6.1 (−6.9, −5.3) | −0.1 (−5.2, 5.4) | 1.27 | 0.94 | 0.75 | −5.3 (−5.7, −4.8) | −3.4 (−6, −0.8) | |
| Transportation | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.60 | −3.4 (−4.6, −2.2) | 0.9 (−5.4, 7.6) | 2.07 | 1.84 | 1.51 | −3 (−3.7, −2.2) | 2.7 (−1.4, 7.1) | |
| Other | |||||||||||
| All NORA industry sectors | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.20 | −6.8 (−7.1, −6.4) | 7.6 (5.2, 10) | 3.77 | 2.23 | 1.86 | −6.6 (−6.7, −6.5) | 0.5 (−0.2, 1.2) | |
| Agriculture | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.21 | −5.5 (−9.6, −1.3) | 3.7 (−19.7, 33.8) | 4.00 | 2.26 | 2.00 | −7.9 (−9.3, −6.6) | 0.9 (−7.5, 10) | |
| Construction | 0.63 | 0.35 | 0.29 | −8.9 (−9.8, −7.9) | 3.8 (−2.9, 11) | 6.14 | 2.84 | 2.33 | −10.0 (−10.3, −9.7) | −3.2 (−5.4, −1) | |
| Healthcare | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.11 | −6.9 (−8.3, −5.6) | 3.3 (−4.2, 11.5) | 2.26 | 1.73 | 1.56 | −3.6 (−4, −3.2) | −3.6 (−5.5, −1.7) | |
| Manufacturing | 0.66 | 0.39 | 0.34 | −7.2 (−7.8, −6.6) | 12.4 (7.6, 17.4) | 6.71 | 3.91 | 3.34 | −6.3 (−6.5, −6.1) | 4.2 (2.8, 5.6) | |
| Mining | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.55 | −0.1 (−5.2, 5.2) | 0.8 (−23.3, 32.6) | 4.87 | 3.89 | 3.04 | −3.3 (−5.2, −1.3) - | −14.8 (−23.4, −5.4) | |
| Oil and gas | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.54 | 0.6 (−5.1, 6.6) | −7 (−33.3, 29.5) | 4.57 | 3.29 | 2.68 | −3.2 (−5.9, −0.4) | −9.3 (−22.1, 5.6) | |
| Public Safety | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.34 | −1.6 (−7.9, 5.1) | 14.1 (−17.6, 58) | 4.25 | 3.52 | 2.55 | −3.8 (−6, −1.6) | −10.4 (−20.2, 0.6) | |
| Services | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.13 | −5.9 (−6.6, −5.2) | 5.5 (1.1, 10) | 2.61 | 1.65 | 1.37 | −6 (−6.2, −5.8) | −0.1 (−1.4, 1.2) | |
| Trade | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.17 | −5.9 (−6.9, −5) | 5.6 (−0.5, 12.1) | 3.16 | 1.93 | 1.65 | −6.5 (−6.7, −6.2) | −0.1 (−2, 1.8) | |
| Transportation | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.48 | −5 (−6.4, −3.6) | 14.4 (5.9, 23.5) | 3.14 | 2.19 | 2.00 | −5.2 (−5.8, −4.5) | 6 (2.1, 10) | |
Rates current as of February 2017.
Agriculture sector, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing/Hunting; CL, confidence limit; FTE, full-time equivalent employee (2000 hours/year); Healthcare sector, Healthcare and Social Assistance; LT, lost-time claims with 8 or more days away from work; NORA, National Occupational Research Agenda; Other, All other interventions category; Public Safety, Ambulance Services, the only private NAICS code in Public Safety; Services sector, Services (except Public Safety); Total Claims, medical-only and lost-time claims; Trade sector, Wholesale Trade/Retail Trade; Transportation sector, Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities.
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Among privately owned employers in Ohio with single and multiple locations.
†
Ergonomic intervention category includes BLS-defined work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by ergonomic hazards.