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OSHA Recordable Illness/Injury <br />OSHA-recordable illness/injury is defined by statute, and ~ <br />generally does not include minor injuries. Public Works <br />employees experienced a total of 18 OSHA-recordable <br />illnesses/injuries during FY07, the same number as in ~ <br />FY06. The graph on the right shows a four year history of <br />Public Works worker's compensation claims and the <br />number that were classified as OSHA Recordable 20 <br />Injuries. <br />0 <br />-0SHA L)ART RATE <br />(DART. Days Away, Restricted or Transfered) <br />Public Sector - 2005 2.1 <br />State of Oregon - 2005 2.9 <br />City of Eugene - 2007 5.0 <br />Public Works - 2007 5.0 <br />(See page 14 for more information) <br />Public Works Workers' Compensation Claims vs. <br />OSHA Recordable Injuries <br />DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) Rate <br />Oregon OSHA tracks workers' compensation claims <br />that result in days away from work, work restrictions <br />or job transfers and calculates the "DART" Rate. Risk <br />Services staff has calculated DART rates for each <br />department in an effort to give departments a <br />mechanism for comparing their losses with previous <br />years. The DART rates for Public Works and the City <br />as a whole are shown in the chart below. The`DART <br />rate for Public Works remained at 5.0. <br />Motor Vehicle Accidents <br />The FY07 City-wide Vehicle Mileage Comparison graph <br />(see page 15) shows that Public Works employees drove <br />a total of 827,646 miles in city owned fleet vehicles during <br />FY07, up from the 810,357 driven in FY06, and a 19% <br />increase over the 694,970 miles driven in FY05. This figure <br />represents 25% of the total miles driven City-wide in FY07. <br />Public Works had a total of 15 motor vehicle accidents in <br />FY07 compared to 17 in FY06. Of this total, 13 (87%) were <br />classified as at-fault accidents. The two leading causes of <br />at-fault accidents were sideswiping or running into objects and backing-up. Risk Services will continue to work <br />with Public Works to reduce the number of at-fault accidents that are occurring. <br />Oregon OSHA Compliance/Consulting Activity _ <br />Public Works had three interactions with OR OSHA in FY07, <br />one involving a park safety issue, and another for a requested <br />consultation on an equipment safety issue. The third <br />interaction involved a response to a confined space/fall issue. <br />Public Works also had three consultations with OSHA in <br />FY06. <br />53 <br />FY04 FY05 FYOG FY07 <br />#of Vlbrker~ Compensation palms <br /># of OSHA Recordable Ir~uries <br />