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The Workers' Compensation Division received 27,922 accepted disabling claims in 1997, a decrease of 467 claims from 1996. Employment increased by 62,000 workers. This resulted in a claims rate of 1.8 claims per 100 workers. This claims rate is a record low in Oregon. ![]() Note: Employment figures based on data from Oregon Employment Dept. Claims rates represent the number of claims per 100 workers. Disabling claims include fatal cases. Of the 43 work-related fatalities recorded in 1997, 40 of the victims were men, and 3 were women. The youngest was a 16-year-old farmworker. The oldest was a 77-year-old truck driver. ![]() Note: Excludes 5 claims in unreported industries. Because of rounding, percents may not sum to 100.0%. ![]() Sprains or strains of the back were the most common injury in 1997 accounting for 5,898 claims - or 21.1 percent - of the 27,922 claims accepted as disabling. ![]() 3,978 disabling claims were accepted in 1997 for falls to floors, walkways, or the ground, 3,278 for bodily reaction of the injured worker, and 2,862 for overexertion with containers. ![]() Note: The department adopted a revised coding system in 1996. Therefore, the distributions of nature, event and source codes are not always comparable to previous years' distributions. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Note: Excludes 415 claims with unreported occupations. Because of rounding, percents may not sum to 100.0%. ![]()
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