2001-2005 WorkSafeBC
Claim Statistics
The following statistics are representative of BC from 2001-2005
:
BC truck driver1 claims resulted in:
• $365 million in fully reserved claim costs2
•
22,300 time loss claims3
• 516 serious injury claims4
• 105 fatality claims5
Truck driver claims cost6 the BC economy:
y 1.2 million work days
y $314 million in claim costs
Young worker truck drivers (15-24 years old) accounted for:
• 1,850 (8%) of the 22,300 time loss claims
• 41 (8%) of the 516 serious injury claims
• 7 (7%) of the 105 fatality claims
truck driver claims were:
1.
overexertion: with about 6,900 time loss claims (31%)
2.
falls from elevation: with about 3,600 time loss claims (16%)
3. motor vehicle collisions: with
4.
struck by: with about 2,500 time loss claims (11%)
5.
other bodily motion: with about 2,200 time loss claims (10%)
1
commercial vehicle occupations (see Appendix I) across many industries.
2
loss claims inlude both claim payments made to date and an actuarial estimate for future costs
3 Time Loss Claims refer to Non-Health-Care only (Non-HCO) Claims, where Non-HCO claims are claims with a short term disability (STD),
long term disability (LTD) or survivor benefit in the year of injury or in the 3 months following the year of injury. Counts are adjusted for
uncoded claims.
4 Serious Injury Claims include major fractures, amputations, 3rd degree burns, serious eye injuries, and other serious spinal, head or crushing
injuries that are based on a selection of 165 medical diagnosis type ICD9 codes. Fatalities are not included in this measure. Counts are adjusted
for uncoded claims.
5 Fatality Claims include all claims for which a first survivor benefit (fatal reserve or cash award) was awarded in the period, regardless of the
year of injury. The source for fatality counts is WorkSafeBC’s Statistical Services.
6 These amounts represent what was paid out in