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_ _ <br />. .._ :~, __ .._~.w ~.~ ~ , .__ : ~..~ <br />The body area most often injured `1 gODYAREA :~ <br />continues to be the low back FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 <br />which accounted for 40 claims. Arm" 22 11 27 26 20 <br />The table on the right shows a five Fingers/hand 34 27 15 25 35 <br />year history of worker's Earsleyes 16 16 11 6 15 <br />compensation claims by the body ~ Head/face 9 15 8 10 8 - <br />area injured. Knee 11 13 24 17 18 <br />Leg" 17 20 10 20 29 <br />In FY07, 17 claims were denied ~.:~ Low back 40 29 28 33 40 <br />(7.5%). Two claims were denied ~ 1 Miscellaneous**'~ 21 24 22 18 34 <br />because the workers did not seek ~ Neck 3 8 6 9 10 l <br />medical treatment, one was `' Shoulder 9 11 11 17 15 <br />denied because the doctor was Upper back 3 6 7 3 3 <br />unable to give a diagnosis, Total 185 179 169 184 227 <br />thirteen were denied because the " `includes from upper arm down to and including wrist <br />workers' physician could not say "`includes from thigh dawn to and including toes but. does not include knee <br />that the work injury was the major i;j ""includes chest, digestive system, groin, heart, respiratory system, ribs <br />contributing cause of the condition ~,: - -- ----- -- - >-- --- -- - ~ ' <br />diagnosed, and one was denied ~ - ' - _ - <br />because the doctor filed the claim <br />without determining whether there was a relationship to work. (By law, when a physician files a claim form it <br />must be treated the same as if the worker had filed the claim.) The five year average for denied claims is 5%. <br />Five Year Claims History Comparison <br />The following graphs illustrate a five year history of the frequency (number of claims) and severity (total paid <br />and reserved) of workers' compensation claims for both medical only and disabling claims. <br />The totals for FY05, FY06, and FY07 claims will change quite a bit because as of the time of this report there <br />are still several claims open and incurring costs. <br />'~ City of Eugene -Workers' Compensation Claims <br />' Five Year History -Frequency <br />250 <br />200 <br />150 <br />100 <br />192 <br />FY03 <br />FY04 <br />FY05 <br />FY06 <br />FY07 <br />City of Eugene -Workers' Compensation Claims <br />Five Year History -Severity <br />$453,785 <br />5 $372,050 <br />$628,906 <br />$194,232 $434,674 <br />$980,217 <br />$863,941 <br />$739,358 <br />$573,581 <br />$823,297 <br />$660,720 <br />FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ~ _ $200.,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1;200,000 <br />Total Claims Medical Only ® Disabling ~ Total InCURed Medical Only <br />® Disabling <br />11 <br />