"TABLE 1 Private Ohio ambulance services worker injury claim numbers and rates per 100 estimated FTE by workers’ compensation claim type, demographics, employer size, and injury characteristics, 2001-2011",,,,,,,,,
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Characteristic,Lost-time injury claimsa,,,Medical-only injury claimsa,,,Total injury claims,,
,N,%,Rateb,N,%,Rateb,N,%,Rateb
Total,1105,100,2.3,4777,100,9.9,5882,100,12.1
Sex,,,,,,,,,
Male,533,48.2,-,2659,55.7,-,3192,54.3,-
Female,572,51.8,-,2094,43.8,-,2666,45.3,-
Unknown,0,0,-,24,0.5,-,24,0.4,-
"Age groups, in years",,,,,,,,,
<19,5,0.5,-,59,1.2,-,64,1.1,-
20-24,161,14.6,-,998,20.9,-,1159,19.7,-
25-34,394,35.7,-,1969,41.2,-,2363,40.2,-
35-44,313,28.3,-,1059,22.2,-,1372,23.3,-
45-54,150,13.6,-,491,10.3,-,641,10.9,-
55-64,66,6,-,166,3.5,-,232,3.9,-
65+,16,1.4,-,32,0.7,-,48,0.8,-
Missing,0,0,-,3,0.1,-,3,0.1,-
Employer size (% workforce employed)c,,,,,,,,,
1-10 (2%),23,2.1,2,58,1.2,4.7,81,1.4,6.7
11-49 (29%),241,21.8,1.7,787,16.5,5.7,1028,17.5,7.4
50-99 (28%),317,28.7,2.3,1381,28.9,10.2,1698,28.9,12.5
100-249 (26%),319,28.9,2.5,1554,32.5,12.3,1873,31.8,14.8
250+ (15%),205,18.6,2.8,996,20.8,13.8,1201,20.4,16.7
Unknown (0%),0,0,-,1,0,-,1,0,-
"Leading injury eventsd,e",,,,,,,,,
Overexertioninvolvingoutsidesources(71),575,52,1.2,2116,44.3,4.4,2691,45.7,5.6
Roadwayincidentswithmotorizedvehicles(26),190,17.2,0.4,536,11.2,1.1,726,12.3,1.5
Fallsonsamelevel(42),99,9,0.2,284,5.9,0.6,383,6.5,0.8
Struckbyobjectorequipment(62),24,2.2,0.1,291,6.1,0.6,315,5.4,0.7
Needlesticks(61),2,0,0,308,6.4,0.6,310,5.3,0.6
Leading optimal RTW diagnosese,,,,,,,,,
Back sprains/strains,340,30.8,0.7,1450,30.4,3,1790,30.4,3.7
Arm sprains/strains,109,9.9,0.2,642,13.4,1.3,751,12.8,1.6
Contusions,53,4.8,0.1,623,13,1.3,676,11.5,1.4
Leg sprains/strains,91,8.2,0.2,449,9.4,0.9,540,9.2,1.1
Open wounds,5,0.5,0,508,10.6,1,513,8.7,1.1
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aLost-time injury claims have 8 or more days away from work; medical-only injury claims have 0-7 days away from work.,,,,,,,,,
bRates are limited to allowed claims that had reliable employee counts for the corresponding policy-year and could be classified into the 5-digit NAICS code of 62191 (lost-time injury claims = 1095; medical-only injury claims = 4733; total injury claims = 5828). Demographic rates were not provided because the denominator data do not include demographic characteristics.,,,,,,,,,
cBased on estimated FTE calculated from the Ohio unemployment insurance agency.,,,,,,,,,
dBased on two-digit OIICS injury event codes designated in parentheses.,,,,,,,,,
eLeading events and diagnoses were identified based on total injury claims only.,,,,,,,,,
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"TABLE 2 Overexertiona injury claim characteristics of private Ohio ambulance services workers by workers’ compensation claim type, 2001-2011",,,,,,,,,
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Characteristic,Lost-time injury claimsb (N=575),,Medical-only injury claimsb (N=2116),,Total injury claims (N=2691),,,,
,N,%,N,%,N,%,,,
Sex,,,,,,,,,
Male,291,50.6,891,42.1,1182,43.9,,,
Female,284,49.4,1216,57.5,1500,55.7,,,
Unknown,0,0,9,0.4,9,0.3,,,
"Age groups, in years",,,,,,,,,
<19,2,0.3,27,1.3,29,1.1,,,
20-24,89,15.5,490,23.2,579,21.5,,,
25-34,220,38.3,891,42.1,1111,41.3,,,
35-44,161,28,481,22.7,642,23.9,,,
45-54,69,12,176,8.3,245,9.1,,,
65+,27,4.7,41,1.9,68,2.5,,,
Missing,7,1.2,8,0.4,15,0.6,,,
Employer size (% workforce employed)c,,,,,,,,,
1-10 (2%),5,0.9,11,0.5,16,0.6,,,
11-49 (29%),106,18.4,278,13.1,384,14.3,,,
50-99 (28%),155,27,596,28.2,751,27.9,,,
100-249 (26%),189,32.9,737,34.8,926,34.4,,,
250+ (15%),120,20.9,494,23.3,614,22.8,,,
Leading optimal RTW diagnosed,,,,,,,,,
Back sprains/strains,226,39.3,1122,53,1348,50.1,,,
Arm sprains/strains,67,11.7,478,22.6,545,20.3,,,
Leg sprains/strains,29,5,120,5.7,149,5.5,,,
Other sprains/strains,15,2.6,133,6.3,148,5.5,,,
Disc disorders,96,16.7,15,0.7,111,4.1,,,
"Leading activities at the time of injuryd,e",,,,,,,,,
Cot/Stretcher transportf,279,48.5,882,41.7,1161,43.1,,,
"Patient handling,other",43,7.5,477,22.5,520,19.3,,,
Lateral transfer,51,8.9,225,10.6,276,10.3,,,
Bed or chair transfer,30,5.2,156,7.4,186,6.9,,,
Wheelchair transport,38,6.6,112,5.3,150,5.6,,,
Movinge quipment,27,4.7,105,5,132,4.9,,,
"Transfer, other",80,13.9,30,1.4,110,4.1,,,
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aOverexertion due to outside sources (OIICS = 71).,,,,,,,,,
bLost-time injury claims have 8 or more days away from work; medical-only injury claims have 0-7 days away from work.,,,,,,,,,
cBased on estimated FTE calculated from the Ohio unemployment insurance agency.,,,,,,,,,
dLeading diagnoses and activities were identified based on total injury claims only.,,,,,,,,,
"eLeading activity codes were applied based on information in narrative injury descriptions. They describe the primary activity the worker was performing at the time of injury. These mutually exclusive codes only reflect lower bound estimates as not all activities are clearly reflected in the non-standardized narratives. Lateral transfer code was given priority when narrative stated patient was being moved between two horizontal surfaces, including a bed.",,,,,,,,,
fMost injury claims in this activity specified use of a cot.,,,,,,,,,
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"TABLE 3 Falla and motor vehicleb injury claim characteristics of private Ohio ambulance services workers by workers’ compensation claim type, 2001-2011",,,,,,,,,
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Characteristic,"Lost-time fall injury claims (N=197)a,c",,Total fall injury claims (N=779)a,,"Lost-time motor vehicle injury claims (N=192)b,c",,"Total motor vehicle injury claims (N=732)b,c",,
,N,%,N,%,N,%,N,%,
Sex,,,,,,,,,
Male,105,53.3,396,50.8,99,51.6,335,45.8,
Female,92,46.7,381,48.9,93,48.4,394,53.8,
Unknown,0,0,2,0.3,0,0,3,0.4,
"Age groups, in years",,,,,,,,,
<19,1,0.5,8,1,1,0.5,10,1.4,
20-24,25,12.7,109,14,29,15.1,152,20.8,
25-34,68,34.5,285,36.6,60,31.3,288,39.3,
35-44,53,26.9,192,24.6,57,29.7,168,23,
45-54,26,13.2,110,14.1,32,16.7,77,10.5,
65+,22,11.2,65,8.3,7,3.6,29,4,
Missing,2,1,9,1.2,6,3,8,1.1,
Employer size (% workforce employed)d,,,,,,,,,
1-10 (2%),8,4.1,18,2.3,8,4.2,15,2,
11-49 (29%),54,27.4,162,20.8,53,27.6,124,16.9,
50-99 (28%),69,35,236,30.3,56,29.2,234,32,
100-249 (26%),40,20.3,219,28.1,41,21.4,223,30.5,
250+ (15%),26,13.2,144,18.5,34,17.7,135,18.4,
Leading optimal RTW diagnosese,,,,,,,,,
Contusions,17,8.6,187,24,12,6.3,129,17.6,
Leg sprains/strains,31,15.7,196,25.2,4,2.1,26,3.6,
Back sprains/strains,38,19.3,140,18,64,33.3,222,30.3,
Arm sprains/strains,21,10.7,69,8.9,10,5.2,51,7,
Leg fractures,13,6.6,23,3,5,2.6,7,1,
Neck sprains/strains,4,2,22,2.8,29,15.1,143,19.5,
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"aIncludes slips and trips without a fall (OIICS = 41; total N = 220), same level falls (OIICS = 42; total N = 383), and falls to a lower level (OIICS = 43; total N = 176).",,,,,,,,,
bIncludes roadway incidents (OIICS = 26; total N = 726) and nonroadway incidents (OIICS = 27; total N = 6).,,,,,,,,,
cLost-time injury claims have 8 or more days away from work.,,,,,,,,,
dBased on estimated FTE calculated from the Ohio unemployment insurance agency. One case of unknown establishment size in total motor vehicle claims was excluded.,,,,,,,,,
eLeading diagnoses were identified based on total injury claim numbers only.,,,,,,,,,