Frequency & rate* per million hours worked of work-related injury cases documented in the CRD, VEMD and VAED, according to gender, 2004–2011
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total | % change 2004–2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRD compensation claims | ||||||||||
| Male | ||||||||||
| Claims (N) | 11 849 | 11 801 | 11 169 | 11 289 | 11 456 | 10 523 | 10 802 | 10 775 | 89 664 | −9.06 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 5.40 (5.36 to 5.55) | 5.10 (5.10 to 5.28) | 4.90 (4.81 to 4.99) | 4.88 (4.79 to 4.97) | 4.81 (4.73 to 4.90) | 4.51 (4.43 to 4.60) | 4.40 (4.31 to 4.48) | 4.20 (4.13 to 4.28) | 4.78 (4.75 to 4.81) | −22.93 |
| Female | ||||||||||
| Claims (N) | 4573 | 4266 | 4209 | 4346 | 4476 | 4337 | 4523 | 4583 | 35 313 | 0.22 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 3.30 (3.21 to 3.40) | 2.89 (2.81 to 2.98) | 2.79 (2.71 to 2.87) | 2.84 (2.75 to 2.92) | 2.86 (2.78 to 2.94) | 2.67 (2.59 to 2.75) | 2.68 (2.61 to 2.76) | 2.66 (2.59 to 2.74) | 2.83 (2.80 to 2.86) | −19.34 |
| Persons | ||||||||||
| Claims (N) | 16 422 | 16 067 | 15 378 | 15 635 | 15 932 | 14 860 | 15 325 | 15 358 | 124 977 | −6.48 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 4.62 (4.55 to 4.69) | 4.29 (4.22 to 4.35) | 4.06 (3.99 to 4.12) | 4.07 (4.00 to 4.13) | 4.04 (3.98 to 4.10) | 3.76 (3.70 to 3.82) | 3.70 (3.64 to 3.76) | 3.58 (3.53 to 3.64) | 4.00 (3.97 to 4.02) | −22.34 |
| VEMD work-related emergency department (ED) presentations | ||||||||||
| Male | ||||||||||
| ED presentations (N) | 20 779 | 22 258 | 22 304 | 22 641 | 22 657 | 21 753 | 22 512 | 22 693 | 177 597 | 9.21 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 7.82 (7.71 to 7.92) | 8.12 (8.01 to 8.23) | 8.04 (7.94 to 8.15) | 7.88 (7.78 to 7.99) | 7.81 (7.71 to 7.91) | 7.59 (7.49 to 7.69) | 7.51 (7.42 to 7.61) | 7.43 (7.33 to 7.52) | 7.77 (7.73 to 7.80) | −4.96 |
| Female | ||||||||||
| ED presentations (N) | 5113 | 5433 | 5489 | 5697 | 6005 | 5768 | 5822 | 6065 | 45 392 | 18.62 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 3.20 (3.11 to 3.29) | 3.31 (3.22 to 3.40) | 3.26 (3.18 to 3.35) | 3.26 (3.18 to 3.35) | 3.36 (3.28 to 3.45) | 3.17 (3.09 to 3.26) | 3.12 (3.04 to 3.20) | 3.19 (3.11 to 3.27) | 3.23 (3.20 to 3.26) | −0.42 |
| Persons | ||||||||||
| ED presentations (N) | 25 892 | 27 691 | 27 793 | 28 338 | 28 662 | 27 521 | 28 334 | 28 758 | 222 989 | 11.07 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 6.08 (6.01 to 6.16) | 6.32 (6.24 to 6.39) | 6.24 (6.16 to 6.31) | 6.13 (6.06 to 6.21) | 6.11 (6.04 to 6.18) | 5.87 (5.81 to 5.94) | 5.83 (5.76 to 5.90) | 5.80 (5.73 to 5.87) | 6.04 (6.02 to 6.07) | −4.66 |
| VAED work-related hospital admissions | ||||||||||
| Male | ||||||||||
| Admissions (N) | 4789 | 4834 | 5150 | 5282 | 5390 | 5266 | 5657 | 6236 | 42 604 | 30.22 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 1.80 (1.75 to 1.85) | 1.76 (1.71 to 1.81) | 1.86 (1.81 to 1.91) | 1.84 (1.79 to 1.89) | 1.86 (1.81 to 1.91) | 1.84 (1.79 to 1.89) | 1.89 (1.84 to 1.94) | 2.04 (1.99 to 2.09) | 1.86 (1.85 to 1.88) | 13.32 |
| Female | ||||||||||
| Admissions (N) | 808 | 812 | 893 | 865 | 974 | 898 | 968 | 1096 | 7314 | 35.64 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 0.51 (0.47 to 0.54) | 0.49 (0.46 to 0.53) | 0.53 (0.50 to 0.57) | 0.50 (0.46 to 0.53) | 0.55 (0.51 to 0.58) | 0.49 (0.46 to 0.53) | 0.52 (0.49 to 0.55) | 0.58 (0.54 to 0.61) | 0.52 (0.51 to 0.53) | 13.87 |
| Persons | ||||||||||
| Admissions (N) | 5597 | 5646 | 6043 | 6147 | 6364 | 6164 | 6625 | 7332 | 49 918 | 31.00 |
| Rate per million hours worked (95% CI) | 1.32 (1.28 to 1.35) | 1.29 (1.25 to 1.32) | 1.36 (1.32 to 1.39) | 1.33 (1.30 to 1.36) | 1.36 (1.32 to 1.39) | 1.32 (1.28 to 1.35) | 1.36 (1.33 to 1.40) | 1.48 (1.45 to 1.51) | 1.35 (1.34 to 1.36) | 12.45 |
*Rate per million hours worked based on an estimation of insured hours for compensation claims data and estimated actual employed hours for emergency department and hospital admissions data.CRD, Compensation Research Database; VAED, Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset; VEMD, Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset.