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~F ~"~ y,~ <br />-" <br />,- , ;" ' <br /> ( <br />BODYAREA <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ~~ <br /> Hand/fingers 5 4 6 4 4 <br />I <br /> Arm* 7 4 ' <br />7 7 2 <br /> Ears/eyes 7 9 3 0 8 ~° <br />~ ~,~ ' <br /> Head/face 2 5 1 3 4 <br />~y ; <br /> Knee 2 5 e <br />3 3 4 ~ ~ <br />r t - <br />t : ,_. <br />I Leggy` 5, 5 2 5 3 <br />'~~~ <br />~` <br />` <br />"`• <br />Low back 9 5 ~ <br />4 5 5 <br />Miscellaneous*~`* 4 4 11 5 5 -+ ` <br />Neck 1 3 0 1 1 I ~ ~:` ~._ ` <br />Shoulder 2 2 2 1 2 - ~ _ <br />~~ _' <br />', *includes upper arm down to and including wrist ~ ' <br />j <br />j **includes thigh down to toes but does not include knee tr <br />" <br />i ***includes abdomen, chest,, respiratory system, hearing trauma, <br />I digestive system, groin <br />--- ~ ~:: , <br />__-__- - --~-- _ - - ~ - <br />INJURY TYPE -1 . <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 <br /> Bite/sting 1 0 1 2 2 <br /> Contusions/cats* 8 15 7 8 13 <br /> Exposures 2 0 5 0 2 <br /> Fractures/dislocations 2 '' 1 2 3 0 <br />' <br />, <br />" Miscellaneous** 9 8 12 5 7 <br />7~' ~:. <br />F Sprains/strains 22 22 12 16 14 <br />•~ ~ r <br />` ~ *mcludes abrasions, lacerations, punctures, scratch <br />~ <br />_ ~-- _,. _ _,.,,_ t~_ `~_ **includes foreign body. in eye, respiratory illness, inflammation, infection, <br /> hernia <br />Disabling Claims <br />Disabling claims are those in which an employee misses more than three days of work or the injury causes <br />the employee to suffer impairment. Disabling claims tend to be less frequent than medical only c laims but they <br />result in a much higher claim cost as reflected in the table below. <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS <br /> # of Disabling % of Total Cost of Disabling % of Total <br /> Claims Claims Claims Cost <br />FY03 6 14% $106,710 80% <br />e _ ~ FY04 3 7% $109,133 64% <br />i ~- <br />~ FY05 <br />' 4 10% $360,289 93% <br />_ <br />~ ~ <br />~" FY06 7 21 % $ 81-, 387 71 <br />FY07 ' 1 2% $ 22,500 40% <br />_. <br />,, "• F - <br />51 <br />