Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA)Committee Meeting Welcome First Semi Annual FECA Committee Meeting for CY 2014

FECA Topics Injury by category/type/location Injury by category/type/location Review injury claims and trend analysis Review injury claims and trend analysis Briefly Discuss Timely Filing Briefly Discuss Timely Filing Chargeback and Cost Analysis Chargeback and Cost Analysis

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) Committee Meeting Injury Reporting Analysis

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 In Jan 2013-Dec 2013 there were 54 new injury claims Report Army Injuries by Organization Report Air Injuries by Organization We will focus to identify trends

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army MSC Organizations 64 th Troop Command- Zero Injuries 32d IBCT- Zero Injuries 157 th MEB- Zero Injuries 426 th REG- Zero Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army MSC Organizations JFHQ- 4 Injuries Injuries How Head, Hip, Elbow (Slipped on icy walkway) Brain Hemorrhage (Severe Headaches while running) Fractured Nose (Accidentally hit during basketball) Lower Back Strain (Lifting boxes and chairs)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint USPFO- 5 Injuries Injury How Knee, Hip, Ankle (Slipped on icy walkway) Ankle Sprain (Slipped in icy parking lot) Laceration Finger (Cut finger while opening gate) Knee Sprain/Ankle (While running hit pot hole) Bumped Ankle/Foot/Knees (Walking on wet surface and fell)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint CSMS – 5 Injuries Injury How Knee Strain (Running PT on treadmill pulled knee) Head Laceration (Hit head on rear door latch of vehicle) Pinched Finger (Pinched finger while working with radios) Pulled Calf Muscle (Running during physical fitness) Pulled Lower Back ( Moving a box protective suits twisted back)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint CSMS – 5 Injuries Injury How Smashed Finger (Lifting steering arm, fell on finger) Both Wrist Injured (While performing painting duties) Eye Injury (Using grinding wheel recv particles) Hand Bleeding/Swollen (Air hose malfunctioned cut hand) Smashed Finger (Pounding pin out of steering arm

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint MATES- 4 Injuries Injury How Laceration of finger(Slipped on wet floor cut hand on machine) Lt Thumb Pinched (Installing shaft and pinched finger) Lt Eye Foreign Debris (Using grinder on tank recv debris) Rt Elbow/Forearm Fractured (Prep Maint for LHS jacks/blocking failed)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint MATES- 3 Injuries Injury How Re-Injured Knee (Turned from table twisting knee) Rt Arm/Elbow Bruised (Pinched Arm/Elbow between forklift/drum) Reaggravated Rt Knee (Stepped off vehicle reaggravated injury)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS# 3- 1 Injury Injury How Lower Back Strain (SM was moving batteries felt pop in back) FMS#5- 1 Injury Injury How Lower Back Strain (SM was moving vehicle wheel hub)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS#6- Zero Injuries FMS#7- 2 Injuries Injury How Laceration of Rt Thumb (Moving table broke apart hitting finger) Laceration of Lt Finger (Drilled hole into metal fitting hit finger) FMS#8- Zero Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS# 9- No Injuries FMS# 10-1 Injury Injury How Foreign Debris Rt Eye (Using grinder under vehicle) FMS#12-No Injuries FMS#13- No Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS#14- No Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Army Activities Organizational Maint AASF#1- No Injuries AASF#2- No Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Wisconsin Youth Challenge Academy Challenge Academy- 3 Injuries Injury How Lt Knee (Performing Physical Training) Nose Injured (Hit by oncoming cadet) Lt Elbow Fractured (Walking on icy walkway fell) This concludes Army Injuries for this reporting period

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 WIANG Organizations 115FW- 4 Injuries Injury How Head Contusion (Stood up hit head on credenza) Lower Back Injury (Leaned over aircraft cockpit stood up) Lower Back (Slipped on icy walkway parking lot) Lt Hip Injury (Slipped on icy walkway parking lot)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 WIANG Organizations 115FW- 4 Injuries Injury How Rt Shoulder Injury (Removing floor scrubber batteries) Hearing Loss Injury (Hearing Loss due to noise exposure) Eyes exposed to JP-8 (Jet fuel dripped into eyes while inspect) Lower Back Strain (SM was performing physical fitness)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 WIANG Organizations 115FW- 4 Injuries Injury How Lt Knee Cap Bruised (Slipped on aircraft ladder injuring knee) Split Chin/Jared Neck (Pushing trailer slipped on fuel spill) Laceration of Scalp (Hit head on landing gear door of F-16) Lower Back/Rt Knee Sprain (Slipped on icy ramp walkway)

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 WIANG Organizations 128ARW-4 Injuries Injury How Sprain Rt Ankle (While moving stock step off pallet) Strained Rt Hand/Fingers (Removing wheels from forklift) Rt Wrist Injury (While bench press weight lifting) Rt Ankle Bruise ( Rolling toolbox hitting ankle)

Injury Report Jan Dec ARW-4 Injuries Injury How Laceration Top of Head (Hit head on control arm of aircraft tail) Upper Back Injury (While applying torque to aircraft boom) Lower Back Strain (While moving deployment containers) Lt Eye Foreign Debris (While super applying super glue contact eye) 128 ACS-No Injuries

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Totals Army Total 31 Claims Reported Air Total 20 Claims Reported Youth Challenge 3 Claims Reported Grand Total = 54

Injury Report Jan Dec 2013 Trends Suggest  Multiple Back Injuries, Head Injuries, Eye Injuries, Laceration of fingers, and Hand/Wrist Injuries.  The need for more prevention/awareness to hazards in the workplace.  Emphasis on safety training within the workplace  Due out to develop FECA Award no injuries in shops!

Standards for Timely Filing Claim  Traumatic Injury- Reported on electronic injury form CA-1 within 30 days of the injury Occupational Disease- Reported on electronic injury form CA-2 within 30 days of the injury Time starts when the supervisor is notified!

Timely Filing Last FECA Council Observation: Jan Dec 2013 timely filing wasn’t an issue with only 2 claims identified as untimely out of 54 claims filed! That is awesome lets keep the communication going!!!

Cost Analysis Chargeback FECA Program is financed by the Employees’ Compensation Fund Cost derives from previous year injury claims, death claims, temporarily disable, or daily rolls, permanent disable or period rolls. Cost of compensation for work related injuries are charged annually at the end of fiscal accounting period July to June OWCP furnishes each agency with a statement of payments made to the fund. OWCP provides a listing of the cases and charges on the yearly chargeback bill

Cost Analysis State Assessment 2013  Cost analysis reflect increase from last year chargeback by $ 18, from previous year chargeback cost. 1 New claim went to long term rolls with future return to work potential.

Challenged Claims Injuries must be initially investigated by supervisor! If claimant case is questionable supervisors must report facts. We can challenge claims when filing the electronic CA-1 or CA-2 and provide supporting documentation A safety investigation can either validate or challenge injury claim There were no claims challenged for CY 2013 !

References CA 810 The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (Electronic Version J1 Web Site) CA 550 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act FECA (Electronic Version J1 Web Site) 5 U.S.C Federal Employees' Compensation Act HRR Supervisor Instructional Guide for OWCP (Electronic Version J1 Web Site)

Action Items Future Leaning Forward: The purpose of this committee is to decrease the number of injuries and cost How do we get our injuries down from 54 to 0? We are paying for the past year injury claims! Lets work together and come up with a plan and reward those shops that are going without any injuries!

Questions / Clarification Injury Compensation Program Administrator MSgt Kenneth O. Young (608) “ Please keep safety in mind”