在俄俄州的消防员中,工人赔偿索赔的成本,2001-2020年
Suzanne M Marsh1, Alysha R Meyers2, Tyler D Quinn3
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Insitute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Journal of safety research
|December 3, 2025
概括
俄俄州消防员的工人赔偿索赔在2001年至2020年期间耗资5.42亿美元. 过度劳动和癌症的索赔成本最高,突出了针对性预防和政策评估的需要.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 工人赔偿工作人员的赔偿.
背景情况:
- 消防员经历了重要的职业危险,导致伤害和疾病.
- 来自俄俄州消防员 (2001-2020年) 的工人赔偿 (WC) 索赔数据被分析以了解成本并告知预防.
研究的目的:
- 描述与俄俄州消防员的WC索赔相关的财务成本.
- 确定关键的伤害类型,事件和活动驱动这些成本.
- 为资源分配和预防策略提供数据.
主要方法:
- 来自俄俄州公共和私人消防部门 (2001-2020) 的WC索赔数据的分析.
- 索赔按类型,人口统计,伤害事件和诊断进行分类.
- 评估的成本包括医疗保健,赔偿金和未来储备.
主要成果:
- 总的WC索赔费用达到了5.42亿美元,涉及37,306个索赔.
- 损失时间索赔构成了大部分费用 (497亿美元).
- 过度劳累事件最常见 (27%的索赔,1.76亿美元);患者护理和长期暴露的成本与索赔比率很高.
- 癌症索赔在2017年推断法实施后增加.
结论:
- 显著的WC索赔成本需要针对消防员过度劳动和癌症进行有针对性的预防.
- 政策变化,如推定法,影响索赔趋势和成本.
- 数据支持改善消防员安全政策和资源分配.
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