Breakdown of Top Injuries Costing the Most Time Lost

Throughout the year, our users have expressed an interest in learning more about the lost time occurring due to injuries being reported to us by Texas departments.  We’re happy to share this information with you!

Types of Injuries and Activities leading to injuries leading to the most Lost Time from 2010 - 2011

The graphs and table below represent those injuries that led to lost time beginning in either 2010 or 2011, and returning in 2011.

Top 5 Types of Injuries Leading to the Most Lost Time 2010 - 2011 - click to enlarge

As you can see below, the top four activities leading to the most lost time are the same as the top four activities being reported overall.

Top 4 Activities Leading to the Most Lost Time 2010-2011 - click to enlarge

 

Body Part injuries leading to the most Lost Time from 2010 - 2011

The chart below shows the number of injuries by Body Parts, the average number of days missed for the injury (from the date of injury until the date of return), and the minimum and maximum number of days missed.   The actual shifts missed varies by department schedules. 

Body Part	# of Injuries	Avg. Days Missed	Min # days lost	Max # days lost
Back	183	49.77	1	356
Knee	94	65.99	2	432
Ankle	71	30.13	1	141
Shoulder	62	62.48	1	366
Grand Total	410

What Do You Think is the Next Step?

So, the next step could be to examine these numbers, and then ask yourself or your department the following questions:

• How do I/we avoid these Types of injuries?
• How do I/we avoid injuries occurring in during these Activities?
• How do I/we avoid injuries to these Body Parts?

We Want Your Feedback

We’ve covered some of these issues in past blog posts, and will cover the rest in the future. 

• Strains & Sprains (September 2011)
• Station Duties (February 2012)
• Wellness/Fitness (March 2012)
  

If you have specific issues you’d like us to cover sooner rather than later, let us know by commenting below!