1. 2018 Injury Statistics Angelina Haggard
U-Wide Health & Safety Committee Meeting
April 10, 2019
Introduction, annual statistics review

2. Injury incident reports
Report submitted by Employee, Supervisor, or University Representative
OARS or PSN
Reviewed by EH&S
Investigated by Supervisor
Health and Safety Committees
Overview of OARs process, continuous loop of review.
UW Safety Partner and/or EH&S Subject Matter Experts
Corrective Action

3. ALL UW Incident Reports received from 2014 to 2018
A 4.8% percent increase from 2017 to 2018; HMC reports increased 16% from 2017 and UWMC decreased 5% from OARS reports saw an almost 5% decrease in reporting and represent 30% of total reports.
UW Medical Centers includes HMC, UWMC, ALNW, and Consolidated Laundry.

4. OSHA Recordable definition
An injury is recordable if the injury results in:
Medical treatment beyond first aid
Restricted work or job transfer
Days away from work
Occupational Hearing Loss
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens
Needle sticks/medical sharps
Splash

5. Top causes of ALL UW injuries as percentage of OSHA recordables
Total recordable injuries decreased from 2018 from 2017 by 10%. Ergonomics, slips, trips, and falls, and needles continue to be the leading cause of recordable injuries. Patient handling incidents can also relate to overexertion but are specific to incidents assisting patients.

6. Top types of ALL UW injuries as percentage of OSHA recordables
Injuries due to pain and inflammation increased by 3% from Exposure to Potential Biohazardous Material continues to be the leading type of recordable injury. Over 1/3 of the exposures within the medical centers involve residents or fellows.

7. OSHA recordable injury incident rate over time
An incidence rate is calculated as follows: (Number of Recordable Injuries or Illnesses X 200,000) / Number of Employee Hours Worked. The 200,000 in the formula represents the equivalent of 100 employees working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year, and provides the standard base for the incidence rate. Hours worked in 2018 were taken from Workday, a new source of information. Hours were lower for all locations when compared to data sources for previous years.

8. Current prevention efforts
Needles, Medical Sharps
HSC 5 focused review each August
EH&S Outreach project with UW researchers and husbandry staff
a continuation of the Sharps Injury Prevention in Research
Ergonomics
UW Contracts with ergonomic consultants for non-office work environments
EH&S purchased Comfort Zone: an online self-assessment tool for office ergonomics

9. Current prevention efforts
Patient Handling
HSC 5 focused review each April
Slip, Trip, Fall
EH&S subject matter expert follow up with slip, trip, fall checklist
HSC 5 focused review each September

10. How can you support prevention efforts ?
Report, report, report!
Timely = within 24 hours of incident
Unsafe conditions or hazards in the work environment
Include ergo training as part of new employee orientation or at a staff meeting

11. Questions