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Table 1 Potential NRL claims as a percentage of HCW population and total healthcare workers' compensation

From: Workers' compensation claims related to natural rubber latex gloves among Oregon healthcare employees from 1987–1998

Year

Estimated Number of Claims

Estimated HCW Population

Percentage Filing Potential NRL Claims

Claims per 10,000 HCW's

Total Number of Healthcare W.C. Claims Reported

Potential NRL Claims as a Percentage of All Healthcare W.C. Claims

1987

2

74,639

0.0027%

0.268

3,063

0.0653%

1988

5

77,284

0.0065%

0.647

3,223

0.1551%

1989

1

81,835

0.0012%

0.122

2,746

0.0364%

1990

2

84,961

0.0024%

0.235

2,316

0.0864%

1991

4

87,406

0.0046%

0.458

2,247

0.1780%

1992

8

89,028

0.0090%

0.899

2,175

0.3678%

1993

3

91,118

0.0033%

0.329

2,139

0.1403%

1994

9

92,896

0.0097%

0.969

2,029

0.4436%

1995

0

95,299

0.0000%

0.000

1,834

0.0000%

1996

9

98,387

0.0091%

0.915

1,746

0.5155%

1997

9

101,763

0.0088%

0.884

1,535

0.5863%

1998

13

104,454

0.0124%

1.245

1,433

0.9072%

Average

5.42

89,922.5

0.0058%

0.581

2,207

0.2902%