Table 3

Comparison of emergency department records for work-related conditions and lost-time claims relative to the injury event by age and gender, Ontario, 2004–2008

	15–24				25–34				35–44				45–54				55–64
	NACRS		WSIB		NACRS		WSIB		NACRS		WSIB		NACRS		WSIB		NACRS		WSIB
	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Men
A. Bodily reaction and exertion	16.7	17 215	34.1	13 715	23.0	28 411	44.5	26 796	25.5	30 523	48.2	36 141	25.2	22 642	48.8	31 535	22.3	8036	44.9	13 251
B. Contact with objects or equipment	61.7	63 617	42.8	17 218	53.2	65 795	30.1	18 163	48.9	58 463	25.0	18 732	47.1	42 280	22.5	14 532	46.4	16 735	21.8	6438
C. Falls	8.0	8201	11.8	4763	9.5	11 770	13.4	8057	11.5	13 727	15.1	11 332	14.2	12 738	18.1	11 690	18.4	6625	22.9	6743
D. Exposure to harmful substances or environments	10.0	10 322	6.3	2543	9.2	11 374	4.4	2679	8.8	10 530	3.9	2922	8.3	7479	3.3	2153	7.6	2746	3.5	1028
E. Transportation accidents	1.9	1922	3.2	1284	2.7	3287	4.1	2453	3.0	3549	4.1	3052	3.1	2773	4.0	2557	3.5	1255	4.0	1169
F. Assaults and violence	1.0	1022	1.0	421	1.5	1811	2.4	1423	1.2	1379	2.1	1542	0.9	810	1.6	1017	0.7	268	1.2	347
G. Fires and explosions	0.5	507	0.3	137	0.6	760	0.6	347	0.6	756	0.8	562	0.5	465	0.7	481	0.4	160	0.5	154
H. Other events or exposure unknown	0.3	259	0.4	159	0.4	495	0.6	357	0.5	586	0.8	635	0.6	561	1.0	676	0.7	245	1.2	366
Total		103 065		40 240		123 703		60 275		119 513		74 918		89 748		64 641		36 070		29 496
Women
A. Bodily reaction and exertion	19.7	6749	36.6	6609	30.0	11 185	49.2	15 208	33.2	14 267	53.0	24 388	31.0	12 186	50.8	24 648	25.1	3931	43.6	9343
B. Contact with objects or equipment	49.3	16 938	29.4	5309	40.4	15 069	18.6	5740	37.2	15 992	16.5	7605	34.3	13 449	14.7	7137	31.5	4935	13.8	2950
C. Falls	12.2	4196	17.3	3132	14.1	5276	17.5	5417	16.0	6874	18.3	8410	22.4	8811	23.3	11 323	33.2	5203	32.7	7011
D. Exposure to harmful substances or environments	15.4	5273	10.6	1907	10.5	3917	5.9	1835	9.3	4016	5.2	2389	8.6	3380	5.0	2444	6.8	1070	4.6	978
E. Transportation accidents	1.3	454	2.1	377	1.9	709	2.9	910	1.8	782	2.4	1088	1.4	566	1.9	912	1.3	205	1.5	320
F. Assaults and violence	1.5	499	3.5	632	2.2	813	5.1	1576	1.7	729	3.7	1723	1.4	557	3.2	1538	1.3	210	2.8	598
G. Fires and explosions	0.3	102	0.1	26	0.3	110	0.1	34	0.2	92	0.1	49	0.1	58	0.1	27	0.1	23	0.0	6
H. Other events or exposure unknown	0.4	126	0.4	71	0.6	220	0.6	182	0.6	265	0.9	393	0.6	241	1.1	512	0.7	114	1.0	225
Total		34 337		18 063		37 299		30 902		43 017		46 045		39 248		48 541		15 691		21 431

NACRS, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System; WSIB, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Ontario.