Incidence of fracture of concussion injuries, a comparison of emergency department records for work-related conditions and lost-time claims, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Ontario, 2004–2008
| Emergency department records | Lost-time claims | |||||||
| Fracture or concussion (N) | All visits (N) | Fracture or concussion as a per cent of all visits (%) | Fracture or concussion incidence per 2 000 000 h of work | Fracture or concussion (N) | All claims (N) | Fracture or concussion as a per cent of all claims (%) | Fracture or concussion incidence per 2 000 000 h of work* | |
| Men | ||||||||
| 15–24 | 4845 | 103 065 | 4.7 | 9.54 | 4447 | 40 240 | 11.1 | 11.17 |
| 25–34 | 6959 | 123 703 | 5.6 | 7.21 | 6558 | 60 275 | 10.9 | 9.10 |
| 35–44 | 8018 | 119 513 | 6.7 | 7.02 | 8779 | 74 918 | 11.7 | 9.87 |
| 45–54 | 7276 | 89 748 | 8.1 | 6.57 | 6160 | 64 641 | 9.5 | 6.92 |
| 55–64 | 3661 | 36 070 | 10.1 | 6.39 | 3351 | 29 496 | 11.4 | 7.41 |
| Total | 30 759 | 472 099 | 6.5 | 7.16 | 29 295 | 269 570 | 10.9 | 8.74 |
| Women | ||||||||
| 15–24 | 1098 | 34 337 | 3.2 | 2.58 | 998 | 18 063 | 5.5 | 3.28 |
| 25–34 | 1464 | 37 299 | 3.9 | 1.97 | 1475 | 30 902 | 4.8 | 3.24 |
| 35–44 | 1997 | 43 017 | 4.6 | 2.35 | 2352 | 46 045 | 5.1 | 4.44 |
| 45–54 | 2836 | 39 248 | 7.2 | 3.32 | 3416 | 48 541 | 7.0 | 6.41 |
| 55–64 | 1901 | 15 691 | 12.1 | 5.07 | 2435 | 21 431 | 11.4 | 10.59 |
| Total | 9296 | 169 592 | 5.5 | 2.86 | 10 676 | 164 982 | 6.5 | 5.20 |
↵* Annual hours of work are adjusted for age- and sex-specific worker's compensation coverage estimates.