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Indicator 5: Amputations Identified in State Workers’ Compensation Systems |
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| • Annual number and rate of amputations identified in state workers’ compensation systems
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| Data Source: Numbers of amputations: State Workers’ Compensation systems. Numbers of workers covered by workers’ compensation used to calculate rates: National Academy of Social Insurance. |
An amputation is defined as full or partial loss of a protruding body part – an arm, hand, finger, leg, foot, toe, nose, or ear. An amputation may greatly reduce a worker’s job skills and earning potential as well as significantly affect general quality of life.
Claims data from state workers' compensation systems were used as the data source for this occupational health indicator (OHI). Most state systems capture all claims filed while others include only claims that have been reviewed and accepted. There are also substantial differences among states in workers’ compensation claim coding systems, criteria for claim eligibility, reimbursement, and other administrative regulations (see Technical Notes). Therefore, differences among states in work-related amputations as defined in this OHI reflect variations in both workers’ compensation systems and amputation incidence. For this reason, this OHI should be used to monitor within-state trends in work-related amputations rather than to compare data/trends between states.
Cases were limited to amputations identified through “lost-time” claims. These are claims for which workers missed sufficient time from work to qualify for benefits to compensate for lost wages and/or functional impairments for time loss.
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| Data |
| • 2000 click here to view table |
| • 2001 click here to view table |
| • 2002 click here to view table |
| • 2003 click here to view table |
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