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WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS <br />Public Works employees filed a total of 38 claims in FY07 which is an increase over <br />the 34 filed in FY06 but is the second lowest number of claims filed in the five year <br />reporting period. As of the end of FY07 only one of the claims filed was disabling. In <br />spite of the increase in number of claims filed, the total claims cost decreased to <br />$55,965 which is the lowest total claims cost in the last five fiscal years. <br />Five YearAverage & Comparison <br />The table below shows Public Works' FY07 claims experience compared with their five year average. <br />Public Works Department -Workers' Compensation Claims <br />Frequency % of Severity % of Average Cost <br /># of Claims City City Per Claim <br />FY07 " 38 17% $ 55,965 7% $ 1,473 <br />5 Year <br />Average 40 21°{0 $ 172,500 24% $ 4,291 <br />The following graphs illustrate a five year summary of Public Work's workers' compensation claims compared <br />with the City as a whole. <br />250 <br />200 <br />150 <br />100 <br />50 <br />Public Works Workers' Compensation Claims Public Works Workers' Compensation Claims <br />Five Year History-Frequency Five:Year History:-Severity <br />~'I,LUU,000 <br />$1,000,000 <br />$800,000 <br />$600,000 <br />$400,000 <br />$200,000 <br />FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 _ FY07 $o <br />FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 <br />City. Public Works ~ City Public Works <br /> <br />""°`w~ <br />r F <br />2 <br />49 <br />