Annual incidence of lost-time compensation claims for work-related conditions, 2004–2011 full-time equivalent workers insured by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, Ontario, Canada
| Non-traumatic MSD conditions | Other work-related conditions | All work-related conditions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured full-time equivalents | Lost-time claims | Rate per 1000 full-time equivalents | Lost-time claims | Rate per 1000 full-time equivalents | Lost-time claims | Rate per 1000 full-time equivalents | Ratio: MSD rate total rate | |
| 2004 | 4 783 118 | 42 051 | 8.79 | 53 015 | 11.08 | 95 066 | 19.87 | 0.44 |
| 2005 | 4 803 023 | 41 731 | 8.69 | 52 264 | 10.88 | 93 955 | 19.56 | 0.44 |
| 2006 | 4 822 903 | 39 585 | 8.21 | 47 565 | 9.86 | 87 150 | 18.07 | 0.45 |
| 2007 | 4 861 366 | 38 458 | 7.91 | 46 101 | 9.48 | 84 559 | 17.39 | 0.45 |
| 2008 | 4 861 822 | 36 250 | 7.46 | 44 524 | 9.16 | 80 774 | 16.62 | 0.45 |
| 2009 | 4 733 758 | 30 128 | 6.36 | 36 238 | 7.66 | 66 366 | 14.02 | 0.45 |
| 2010 | 4 797 541 | 25 137 | 5.24 | 34 743 | 7.24 | 58 880 | 12.48 | 0.42 |
| 2011 | 4 874 459 | 22 167 | 4.55 | 32 722 | 6.71 | 54 889 | 11.26 | 0.40 |
| Predicted slope of rate (95% CI)* | −0.63 (−0.75 to −0.51) | −0.66 (−0.74 to −0.59) | −1.31 (−1.49 to −1.13) | |||||
| Annual per cent change (%) (95% CI) | −7.2 (−8.5 to −5.8) | −6.0 (−6.7 to −5.3) | −6.6 (−7.5 to −5.7) | |||||
*Parameter estimates of slope and 95% CI from the linear regression model.
MSD, musculoskeletal disorders.