Nature of injury refers to the type of injury that happened to the injured worker regardless of the cause or body part. The following charts display the top 10 “nature of injury” classifications found in the WC Division’s injury database for 1999, 2000 and 2001. You will note that strain ranks first for all three years. Fractures and carpal tunnel appear in or close to the top three types of injuries throughout the three-year period.
Complete Data
| Nature of Injury | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL OTHER - SPECIFIC INJURIES (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED) | 69 | 60 | 58 |
| ALL OTHER CUMULATIVE INJURIES (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED) | 25 | 20 | 13 |
| ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| AMPUTATION | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ANGINA PECTORIS (CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH HEART) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BURN | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME | 55 | 58 | 39 |
| CONCUSSION | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| CONTUSION | 42 | 33 | 41 |
| CRUSHING | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| DERMATITIS | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| DISLOCATION | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FOREIGN BODY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FRACTURE | 68 | 67 | 75 |
| HEAT PROSTRATION | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HERNIA | 13 | 10 | 17 |
| INFECTION | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| INFLAMMATION | 11 | 21 | 14 |
| LACERATION | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| LOSS OF HEARING | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| MENTAL DISORDER | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MENTAL STRESS | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MULTIPLE INJURIES PHYSICAL ONLY | 20 | 38 | 24 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POISONING-CHEMICAL (OTHER THAN METALS) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POISONING-GENERAL (NOT OD OR CUMULATIVE INJURY AND NOC) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| PUNCTURE | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| RESPIRATORY DISORDERS (GASES, FUMES, CHEMICALS, ET | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| RUPTURE | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| SEVERANCE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SPRAIN | 42 | 32 | 36 |
| STRAIN | 293 | 320 | 303 |
| VDT-RELATED DISEASE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 711 | 744 | 695 |