Table 2.
Alaska onshore seafood processing claims by nature and body part, 2014–2015
| Body Part (n=2,829) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature (n=2,768) | Shoulder, Arm, Hand | Back, Chest, Abdomen | Leg, Foot | Head, Face, Neck | Multiple Parts | Body System | Unknown | Total | (%) |
| Sprain, Strain, Tear | 352 | 368 | 217 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 993 | (36) |
| Bruise | 222 | 67 | 131 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 490 | (18) |
| Laceration, Puncture, | 258 | 4 | 28 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 349 | (13) |
| Amputation | |||||||||
| Pain, Inflammation, Irritation | 77 | 32 | 43 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 247 | (9) |
| Other musculoskeletal | 85 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | (4) |
| injury/illness* | |||||||||
| Fracture | 62 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | (3.5) |
| Infection | 6 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 88 | (3) |
| Poisoning, Allergenic Effect | 6 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 67 | (2.5) |
| Crushing | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | (2) |
| Burn, Corrosion | 16 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | (1.25) |
| Hernia | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | (1) |
| Abrasion, Scratch, Blister | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | (1) |
| Dermatitis | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | (1) |
| Dislocated Joint, Disc | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | (1) |
| Hearing Loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | (0.5) |
| Reduced Temperature Effects | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | (0.5) |
| Concussion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | (0.25) |
| Loss of Consciousness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | (0.25) |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | (0.25) |
| Other | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 53 | (2) |
| Unknown | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 27 | 121 | (−) |
| Total (%) | 1,212 (43) | 578 (20) | 511 (18) | 355(13) | 108 (4) | 65 (2) | 60 (−) | 2,889 | (100) |
*
Other musculoskeletal injury/illness included: unspecified soft tissue conditions that occurred over time due to repetitive activity (61); carpal tunnel syndrome (32); dorsopathies (9); epicondylitis (6); and tendonitis (6).