Table 2 Comparison of working and injury characteristics between workers with occupational injury and those with non-occupational injury
Non-occupational injury (n = 1,707) | Occupational injury (n = 904) | |
|---|---|---|
Selected characteristics | n (%) | n (%) |
Occupational group ┼ * | ||
White collar | 1,017 (59.6) | 318 (35.2) |
Service | 288 (16.9) | 164 (18.1) |
Farm | 6 (0.4) | 21 (2.3) |
Blue collar | 373 (21.9) | 388 (42.9) |
Self-employed | 208 (12.2) | 99 (10.9) |
Firm size | ||
< 10 | 290 (22.4) | 166 (24.4) |
10–49 | 364 (28.2) | 205 (30.1) |
50–499 | 432 (33.4) | 214 (31.5) |
500+ | 207 (16.0) | 95 (14.0) |
Job tenure (yr, mean (SE)) | 6.2 (0.18) | 6.4 (0.27) |
Hours of working per week (mean (SE)) | 38.6 (0.31) | 41.7 (0.38) |
Personal annual wage income ($) (mean (SE)) | 32,679 (696.7) | 28,005 (709.0) |
Overtime work (>40 hrs/week)* | 450 (26.4) | 273 (30.2) |
Part time/seasonal/shift work | 131 (7.7) | 54 (6.0) |
Union membership | 200 (13.8) | 115 (14.4) |
Cause of injury | ||
Fall | 343 (33.1) | 117 (62.7) |
Motor vehicle related | 399 (38.5) | 57 (20.2) |
Sports related | 257 (24.8) | 0 |
Other | 37 (3.6) | 48 (18.4) |
Type of injury: diagnosis category | ||
Superficial wound, contusion | 148 (8.7) | 65 (7.2) |
Musculoskeletal (arthropathy, back, sprain/strain) | 640 (37.5) | 371 (41.0) |
Fracture/dislocation | 220 (12.9) | 59 (6.5) |
Crushing, amputation, poisoning, toxic, late effect | 69 (4.0) | 57 (6.3) |
Open wound/internal organ injury | 219 (12.8) | 125 (13.8) |
Traumatic complication, NEC | 220 (12.9) | 145 (16.0) |
Injury severity (ISS) score * | ||
Minor (ISS 1–8) | 956 (56.0) | 482 (53.3) |
Moderate (ISS 9–15) | 537 (31.5) | 280 (31.0) |
Severe (ISS ≥ 16) | 214 (12.5) | 142 (15.7) |
Injury treatment duration* | ||
More than one round | 342 (20.0) | 238 (26.3) |
Lost work days * | ||
More than one day | 587 (34.4) | 421 (46.6) |
No. of injury episodes* | ||
Multiple | 648 (38.0) | 383 (42.4) |
Source of payment | ||
Workers’ compensation* | N/A | 349 (38.6) |
Other sources | 1,701 (100.0) | 555 (61.4) |