Table 5.
Percent of common events, injuries, and keywords in the 100 most costly claims to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from the landscaping services industry, 2005–2017.
| Percent of 100 most costly claims | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most common events | 100 most costly claims for all ages | 100 most costly claims for ages 54 years and younger | 100 most costly claims for ages 55 years and older |
| Contact with objects and equipment | 39 | 38 | 23 |
| Falls, slips, trips | 26 | 24 | 40 |
| Overexertion and bodily reaction | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| Transportation incidents | 14 | 16 | 8 |
| Most common injury types | |||
| Disc disorders | 18 | 23 | 5 |
| Fracture - neck and trunk | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Fracture - head | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Fracture - lower extremity | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Fracture - upper extremity | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Dislocation | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Sprains - upper extremity | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Most common words in free-text description | |||
| Tree/branch/wood/limb/log | 34 | 35 | 18 |
| Fell or fall | 26 | 23 | 37 |
| Foot/knee/ankle/leg/toe | 20 | 18 | 25 |
| Shoulder/elbow/wrist/arm | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| Cut | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Total cost | |||
| $ 75,830,701.10 | $ 73,854,247.91 | $ 11,217,783.25 | |