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The incidence and impact of recurrent workplace injury and disease: a cohort study of WorkSafe Victoria, Australia compensation claims.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the incidence and impact of recurrent workplace injury and disease over the period 1995-2008.
designPopulation-based cohort study using data from the state workers' compensation system database.
settingState of Victoria, Australia.
participantsA total of 448 868 workers with an accepted workers' compensation claim between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2008 were included into this study. Of them, 135 349 had at least one subsequent claim accepted for a recurrent injury or disease during this period.
main outcome measuresIncidence of initial and recurrent injury and disease claims and time lost from work for initial and recurrent injury and disease.
resultsOver the study period, 448 868 workers lodged 972 281 claims for discrete occurrences of work-related injury or disease. 53.4% of these claims were for recurrent injury or disease. On average, the rates of initial claims dropped by 5.6%, 95% CI (-5.8% to -5.7%) per annum, while the rates of recurrent injuries decreased by 4.1%, 95% CI (-4.2% to -0.4%). In total, workplace injury and disease resulted in 188 978 years of loss in full-time work, with 104 556 of them being for the recurrent injury.
conclusionsRecurrent work-related injury and disease is associated with a substantial social and economic impact. There is an opportunity to reduce the social, health and economic burden of workplace injury by enacting secondary prevention programmes targeted at workers who have incurred an initial occupational injury or disease.
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