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Statistics for Forestry
Claims by Accident Type (Five Year Average)
Historical Overview 2001-2005 - Subsector 7030 (Forestry) and CUs 732024 (Log Towing), 732044 (Log Hauling)
| Year | STD/ LTD/ FTL Claims 2 |
Claims Cost Paid 3 |
Total Work Days Lost 4 |
Injury Rate 5 |
ICD9 Serious Injuries Claims 6 | Accepted Fatal Claims 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,207 | $80,950,845 |
167,823
|
7.6 | 101 | 28 | |
| 2002 | 1,927 | $82,854,491 |
138,730
|
6.9 | 106 | 25 | |
| 2003 | 1,763 | $67,579,044 |
126,795
|
6.7 | 81 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 1,742 | $64,621,368 |
123,360
|
6.5 | 111 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 1693 | $71,363,718 | 122,144 | 6.9 | 93 | 34 | |
|
TOTAL |
9,332 | $367,369,464 |
678,852
|
7.0 (avg) |
492 | 114 |
Notes:
1 Note that CU 703019 (Helicopter Logging) was created and added to Subsector 7030 (Forestry) effective January 1, 2006.
The previous CU 732043 (Helicopter Logging) was made inactive effective December 31, 2005, and is included in the above figures.
2 STD/LTD/FTL Claims - A claim is counted as a short term disability (STD), long term disability (LTD), or fatality if the short term disability (STD) benefit, long term disability (LTD) benefit, or survivor benefit (fatal reserve set or cash award) is made in the year, regardless of the year of injury.
3 Claim Cost Paid represents total health care payments, short term disability (STD) payments, vocational rehabilitation payments, long term disability (LTD) reserves and one-time cash awards, and survivor benefit reserves and one-time cash awards charged in the year regardless of year of injury.
4 Total Work Days Lost represents total short term disability (STD) days and rehabilitation income continuity (code R) days paid in the year regardless of year of injury.
5 Injury rate is the number of claims per 100 estimated person-years of employment where the "number of claims" are those that received short-term disability, long-term disability or survivor benefits either in the year of injury or in the first quarter of the following year.
6 ICD9 Serious Injury claims represent the number of STD/LTD/FTL claims coded with an ICD9 medical diagnosis that indicates serious injury. ICD9 Serious injury claims include major fractures (e.g., skull, spine, pelvis, multiple fractures, etc.), amputations, 3rd degree burns, serious eye injuries, and other serious spinal, head or crushing injuries that are based on 165 medical diagnosis type ICD9 codes. ICD9 Serious Injury claim counts are adjusted to include an estimate for uncoded claims, and exclude accepted fatal claims.
7 The number of claims for which a first survivor benefit (fatal reserve or cash award) was awarded in the year, regardless of the year of injury.
Prepared by: Risk Management, October 2006
Source: WorkSafeBC Data Warehouse as of August 2006; Injury Rates sourced from Statistical Services as of September 2006.
Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Fatality Claim Characteristics, 2001-2005
Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Fatality Claim Characteristics, 2001-20051
Subsector 7030* and CUs 732024 , 732044
* Note that CU 703019 (Helicopter Logging) was created and added to Subsector 7030 (Forestry) effective January 1, 2006.
The previous CU 732043 (Helicopter Logging) was made inactive effective December 31, 2005, and is included in the figures below.
| Top Accident Types | % of Total |
|---|---|
| Struck by object | 22% |
| Fall on same level | 13% |
| Fall on lower level | 11% |
| Overexertion | 9% |
| Bodily reaction | 9% |
| Other | 36% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| Top Natures of Injury | % of Total |
|---|---|
| Sprains, strains, tears | 39% |
| Fractures | 14% |
| Bruises, contusions | 11% |
| Cuts, lacerations | 7% |
| Nonspecific injuries and disorders | 4% |
| Other | 25% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| Top Sources of Injury | % of Total |
|---|---|
| Plants, trees, vegetation-not processed | 21% |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 17% |
| Person-injured or ill worker | 15% |
| Highway vehicle, motorized | 8% |
| Construction, logging, and mining machinery | 5% |
| Other | 34% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| Top Body Parts Injured | % of Total |
|---|---|
| Leg(s) | 17% |
| Back, including spine, spinal cord | 15% |
| Finger(s), fingernail(s) | 7% |
| Multiple Body Parts | 7% |
| Shoulder, including clavicle, scapula, and trapezius muscle if should is mentioned | 7% |
| Other | 47% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| Top Occupations | % of Total |
|---|---|
| Faller, Feller - Logging | 15% |
| Logging Truck Driver | 10% |
| Tree Planter - Forestry | 9% |
| Logging & Forestry Labourers | 5% |
| Cable Hooker - Logging (Not Heli-Loggng)Log Hooker - Logging (Not Heli-Logging) | 5% |
| Other | 57% |
| Grand Total | 100% |
| Age Category | M | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 24 Years |
12%
|
2%
|
14%
|
| 25 - 44 Years |
50%
|
2%
|
52%
|
| 45 - 64 Years |
32%
|
0%
|
32%
|
| 65+ Years |
2%
|
0%
|
2%
|
| Grand Total |
96%
|
4%
|
100%
|
1 STD/LTD/FTL Claims: A claim is counted as a short term disability (STD), long term disability (LTD), or fatality if the claim had the first short term disability (STD) benefit, long term disability (LTD) benefit, or survivor benefit (fatal reserve set or cash award) made in the year, regardless of the year of injury. For the claim characteristics summaries, please note that the "% of Total" column reflects the % of total STD/LTD/FTL claims accepted between 2001 and 2005 that were coded for the respective claim characteristic type (e.g. accident type).
Prepared by: Risk Management, October 2006
Source: WorkSafeBC Data Warehouse as of August 2006
Historical Summary 2001-2005 by CU
Historical Summary 2001-2005 by CU - Subsector 70301 (Forestry) and CUs 732024 (Log Towing), 732044 (Log Hauling)| CU | CU Description | Number of Active Employers as of Aug. 2006 | Injury Rate 2001-2005 (Avg.2) | STD/ LTD/ FTL Claims (2001-2005 Total3) |
Total Work Days Lost (2001-2005 Total4) | Claims Cost Paid (2001-2005 Total5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703001 | Chem Brushing, Weeding, Tree Thin, Space | 25 | 18 | 54 | 4848 | $458,627 |
| 703002 | Brushing, Weeding,Tree Thin, Space nes | 308 | 15 | 474 | 30965 | $8,008,324 |
| 703003 | Cable or Hi-Lead Logging | 75 | 16 | 264 | 23888 | $12,293,785 |
| 703004 | Dry Land Sort | 67 | 7 | 144 | 10857 | $4,113,279 |
| 703005 | Forest Fire Fighting | 53 | 11 | 78 | 3101 | $2,285,516 |
| 703006 | Ground Skidding, Horse Logging, Log Load | 600 | 7 | 435 | 50948 | $32,952,327 |
| 703008 | Integrated Forest Management | 1345 | 5 | 3740 | 287342 | $169,391,372 |
| 703009 | Log Booming | 54 | 12 | 99 | 4327 | $2,381,018 |
| 703011 | Log Processing | 224 | 2 | 64 | 5023 | $2,264,923 |
| 703012 | Logging Road Construct or Maintenance | 320 | 5 | 161 | 11824 | $6,824,124 |
| 703013 | Manual Tree Falling and Bucking | 1265 | 29 | 1080 | 92154 | $57,299,547 |
| 703014 | Mechanized Tree Falling | 268 | 4 | 101 | 5689 | $2,870,475 |
| 703015 | Shake Block Cutting | 74 | 25 | 250 | 21398 | $16,206,560 |
| 703016 | Tree Planting or Cone Picking | 212 | 13 | 1013 | 34986 | $6,731,213 |
| 703018 | Marine Log Salvage | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | $869 |
| 703019 | Helicopter Logging1 | 42 | 11 | n/a1 | n/a1 | n/a1 |
| 732024 | Log Towing | 40 | 16 | 373 | 19544 | $6,301,203 |
| 732043 | Helicopter Logging1 | n/a1 | n/a 1,2 | 124 | 9059 | $4,952,794 |
| 732044 | Log Hauling | 1776 | 6 | 877 | 62895 | $32,033,507 |
Notes:
1 Note that CU 703019 (Helicopter Logging) was created and added to Subsector 7030 (Forestry) effective January 1, 2006. The previous CU 732043 (Helicopter Logging) was made inactive effective December 31, 2005, and is included in the above figures.
2 Injury rate is the number of claims per 100 estimated person-years of employment where the "number of claims" are those that received short-term disability, long-term disability or survivor benefits either in the year of injury or in the first quarter of the following year. Note that CU 703019 (Helicopter Logging) was created and added to Subsector 7030 (Forestry) effective January 1, 2006, and the previous CU 732043 (Helicopter Logging) was made inactive effective December 31, 2005. The 2001-2005 average injury rate for CU 703019 reflects this change retroactively.
3 STD/LTD/FTL Claims - A claim is counted as a short term disability (STD), long term disability (LTD), or fatality if the short term disability (STD) benefit, long term disability (LTD) benefit, or survivor benefit (fatal reserve set or cash award) is made in the year, regardless of the year of injury.
4 Total Work Days Lost represents total short term disability (STD) days and rehabilitation income continuity (code R) days paid in the year regardless of year of injury.
5 Claim Cost Paid represents total health care payments, short term disability (STD) payments, vocational rehabilitation payments, long term disability (LTD) reserves and one-time cash awards, and survivor benefit reserves and one-time cash awards charged in the year regardless of year of injury.
Prepared by: Risk Management, October 2006
Source: WorkSafeBC Data Warehouse as of August 2006
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