Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA)Committee Meeting Welcome Second 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 Aug 2014 In Jan Aug 2013 there were 54 new claims In Jan Aug 2014 there are only 42 new claims Report Army Injuries by Organization Report Air Injuries by Organization We will focus on trends

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army MSC Organizations 32d IBCT- Zero Injuries 157 th MEB- Zero Injuries 426 th REG- Zero Injuries 64 th Troop Command – 1 Injury 732 nd EN BN Injuries How Fingers Severed(Cleaning machine gun, closed feed tray on fingers)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army MSC Organizations JFHQ- 3 Injuries Injuries How Head and Back (Slipped on icy walkway) Wrist Repetitive Motion (Injured while typing and lifting) Elbow Pulled and Bicep Pain (Injured while performing repetitive forward reaching movement)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint USPFO- 3 Injuries Injury How Scraped Finger (Placing tire on vehicle) Fell on Knee Twisted Leg (Moving chock slipped on ice) Sprain Ankle (Stepped off forklift rolled ankle)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint CSMS – 3 Injuries Injury How Burn on Hand (While using a pressure washer nozzle fell off) Injured Shoulder (Lifting weights performing bench press) Injured Eye (Working on truck when battery exploded spray acid)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint CSMS Cont.– 3 Injuries Injury How Infected Arm (Received possible infected from blood draw) Cut Hand and Finger (SM was using air cleaner barring a engine) Leg Wasp Sting(SM was moving welding equipment near nest)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint MATES- Zero Injuries FMS#3- Zero Injuries

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS#5- 2 Injuries Injury How Fingers Abrasion (SM was closing a gate fingers caught) Palm Laceration (SM was replacing brake cable screwdriver slipped hitting palm) FMS# 7- 1 Injury InjuryHow Finger Laceration (SM was loading stenciling machine hand caught between machine and pallet)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS#6- Zero Injuries FMS#8- 3Injuries Injury How Fell on Back & Shoulder ( Slipped on icy walkway) Fell on Wrist & Thumb ( Slipped on icy walkway) Injury to Groin ( Lifting tote full of shelving materials)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS# 9- No Injuries FMS# 10-1 Injury Injury How Pinky Finger Bruised (SM loosening bolt impac gun slipped striking finger) FMS#12- 1 Injury Injury How Injured Shoulder (SM was adjusting shelving repetitive reach)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint FMS#13- No Injuries FMS#14- No Injuries

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Army Activities Organizational Maint AASF#1- 1 Injury Injury Ho w Laceration Hand ( Pinched hand replacing weights on rack) AASF#2- 2 Injuries Injury How Knee Injury (Kneeling down over tie down stretched knee) Lower Back(Moving main rotor from helicopter)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Wisconsin Youth Challenge Academy Challenge Academy- 1 Injury Injury How Elbow Strain (Walking on icy walkway fell) This concludes Army Injuries for this reporting period

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 WIANG Organizations 115FW- 6 Injuries Injury How Sprain Foot (Stepped off aircraft ladder tweaked foot) Lower Back & Hip (Reaching & pulling inlet plug from Aircraft engine) Ankle Sprain (Working out on treadmill foot slipped ) Shoulder Injury (Running PT collided with another person hit ground) Hand Puncture(Using drill, hand slipped hitting opposite hand) Shoulder Injury( Removing Aircraft tire heard pop from shoulder)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 WIANG Organizations 128ARW- 4 Injuries Injury How Laceration Thumb (While moving bin loss footing used hand to break fall) Elbow Pulled (Removing lifting lavatory from cart) Hand Palm Injured (While moving dunnage pinched) Torn Calf Muscle (Workout running felt calf pain)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 WIANG Organizations 128ARW- 4 Injuries Injury How Back & Hip (Slipped on wet floor fell down) Pulled Shoulder (Reaching motion into cabinet) Shoulder Pain ( Repetitive reaching motion) Back Injury ( Lifting weights dead-lifts)

Injury Report Jan Aug ACS- 3 Injuries Injury How Contusion Finger (Hit finger with hammer) Back, Neck, Shoulder Injury (Slipped on icy walkway removing snow) Back Injury (Slipped on icy walkway entering work)

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Totals Army Total 24 Claims Reported Air Total 17 Claims Reported Youth Challenge 1 Claims Reported Grand Total = 42

Injury Report Jan Aug 2014 Trends Suggest  Laceration of fingers, Hand Injuries, Back Injuries, Slip, trip, fall injuries due to icy conditions.  The need for more prevention/awareness to hazards in the workplace.  Emphasis on safety training and situational awareness  Coordinate with safety on combine feca-safety award!

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 Medical signed by doctor or physician within 10 days of injury sent to JFHQ-J1-SVC.

Timely Filing Last FECA Council Observation: Jan Aug 2014 timely filing wasn’t an issue with only 1 claim identified as untimely out of 42 claims filed! That is awesome lets keep the urgency and communication on 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 2014  Cost analysis reflect increase from last year chargeback by $ 40, from previous year chargeback cost. 1 Temporary disability claim reported on long term rolls recipient is being worked with DOL vocational rehabilitation.

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 three claims challenged from CY 2014!

Challenged Claims Cont. Of the three challenged claims all were further reviewed by the Department of Labor. One claim did net benefits, agency challenged the validity of the claim process is being appealed by the employee to the Department of Labor. The other two claims are still pending appeal by the injured employees with DOL.

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. We have reduced the number of injuries but increase slightly cost! Lets work together to reduce our cost and lower the number of injuries by the next FECA Committee Meeting!

Questions / Clarification Injury Compensation Program Administrator MSgt Kenneth O. Young (608) “ Lets incorporate risk management techniques”