Ontario Paper, Printing, Converting Sector Injury Performance and Injury & Illness Trends

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1 Ontario Paper, Printing, Converting Sector Injury Performance and Injury & Illness Trends 1

2 Ontario Paper, Printing and Converting Sector Injury Performance January to December 2016 Rate Group Lost-time Injuries (Fatal + Non-fatal) Total Injuries (Lost-time + No Lost-time) # # # # % imp % imp Injuries Injuries Freq. Freq to Injuries Injuries Freq. Freq to RG 39 Pulp, Newsprint & Board Industries % % RG 41 Corrugated Boxes % % RG 333 Printing, Platemaking and Binding % % RG 338 Folding Cartons % % RG 341 Paper Products % % TOTAL % 1,277 1, % Source: WSIB, EIW, Firm Experience and Claim Cost Schema, 2015 as of Dec. 31, 2015 and 2016 as of Dec. 31, x.x% - rate increase from previous year x.x% - rate decrease from previous year Overall, injury performance has declined this year compared to last year. RG 341- Paper Products are reporting the highest total injury and lost-time injury rates in the Sector. The industry employs about 4,100 FTE workers. 2

3 Ontario Paper, Printing and Converting Sector Observations YTD December 2015 and YTD December 2016 Lost-time Injury Pattern Comparisons The top three types of incidents resulting in lost-time injuries in 2016 are: contact with objects and equipment (31%), bodily reaction and exertions (31%) and falls (11%). The proportion of contact with object and equipment incidents decreased from 33% (78) to 31% (93) in Almost 27% (6) of incidents reported in RG 338-Folding Cartons are contact with objects and equipment, up from 15% (3) in Falls account for 16% (7) of lost-time injuries reported in RG 39-Pulp, Newsprint & Board Industries in 2016, up from 8% (3) in The average age of workers injured in 2016 is 46 years old, down slightly from 47 in % (16) of workers injured are under the age of 25, similar to 5% (13) in

4 Ontario Paper, Printing and Converting Sector Observations YTD December 2015 and YTD December 2016 Lost-time Injury Pattern Comparisons This year sprains and strains account for 28% (85) of lost-time injuries, up from 25% (74) in Almost 41% (9) of lost-time injuries in RG 338- Folding Cartons are sprains and strains, up from 30% (6) in Back injuries in the sector increased from 18% (42) of lost-time injuries reported in 2015 to 19% (57) in About 15% (46) of lost-time injuries in the Sector are hand and/or finger injuries. Almost 23% (10) injuries reported in RG 341- Paper Products and 20% (31) of injuries in RG Printing, Platemaking and Binding are hand and/or finger injuries. In 2016 almost 26% (79) of workers injured in the Sector and 44% (16) of injured workers in RG 41-Corrugated Boxes are employed as processing & manufacturing machine operators and related production workers. 4

5 Ontario Paper, Printing Converting Sector Lost-time Injuries Contact with Objects and Equipment by Incident Type Code: January to December 2016 Incident Type Code RG 39 Pulp, Newsprint, & Board Industries RG 41 Corrugated Boxes RG 333 Printing, Platemaking, Binding RG 338 Folding Cartons RG 341 Paper Products Total % of Contact LTIs Struck Against Object % Struck against stationary object % Struck against moving object % Struck against object, UNS % Struck by Object % Struck by falling or flying object % Struck by swinging or slipping object % Struck by rolling, sliding obj. on floor % Struck by object, UNS, NEC % Caught in or compressed by equipment, objects % Caught in running equipment or machinery % Compressed/pinched by rolling, sliding/shifting obj % Caught in/compressed by equip./obj., NEC % Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure % Rubbed or abraded by foreign matter in eye % Total % Source: WSIB, EIW, Claim Cost Schema, as of Dec. 31, NOTE: Percentage may not add due to rounding 5

6 Ontario Paper, Printing and Converting Sector Contact with Objects and Equipment Incidents January to December 2016 Injury Patterns The average age of the injured worker is 44 years old. Only 8% (7) of injured workers in the Sector are under the age of 25 and 56% (52) are 45 years of age and older. Top 3 Nature of Injury: cuts, lacerations-25% (23), nonspecific injuries-17% (16), and bruises, contusions-13% (12). Cuts and lacerations account for 36% (18) of lost-time injures reported in RG 333-Printing, Platemaking and Binding. Finger injuries account for 33% (31) of lost-time injuries reported in the Sector and 47% (7) of injuries in RG 341-Paper Products. The 3 most common types of finger injuries reported are cuts/lacerations (12), amputations (9), and fractures (6). 6

7 Ontario Forestry Sector Injury Performance and Injury & Illness Trends 7

8 Ontario Forestry Sector Injury Performance January to December 2016 Rate Group Lost-time Injuries (Fatal + Non-fatal) Total Injuries (Lost-time + No Lost-time) # # # # % imp % imp Injuries Injuries Freq. Freq. Injuries Injuries Freq. Freq to 2016 to RG 30 Logging % % RG 33A Reforestation & Other Forestry % % RG 33B Sawmill and Mill Products % % RG 36 Veneers, Plywood & Wood Preserv % % TOTAL % % Source: WSIB, EIW, Firm Experience Schema, 2015 as of Dec. 31, 2015 and 2016 as of Dec. 31, x.x% - rate increase from previous year x.x% - rate decrease from previous year There has been an improvement in total injury rates in some rate groups this year compared to last year. However, overall the lost-time injury rate in the sector has increased in the sector. Reforestation & Other Forestry Services are reporting the highest total injury and lost-time injury rates in the sector. The industry employs about 350 FTE workers. 8

9 Ontario Forestry Sector Observations YTD December 2015 and YTD December 2016 Lost-time Injury Pattern Comparisons The top three types of incidents resulting in lost-time injuries in 2016 are: contact with objects and equipment (36%), bodily reaction and exertions (24%) and falls (16%). In the Sector contact with object and equipment incidents resulting in lost-time injuries increased from 34% (55) in 2015 to 36% (58) in Over 46% (11) of lost-time injuries reported in 2016 in RG 36-Veneers, Plywood, Wood Preservation are contact with objects and equipment incidents, up from 30% (6) in The average age of workers injured in 2016 is 40 years old, about the same as in The average age of workers injured in Reforestation and Other Forestry Services is 25 years old in

10 Ontario Forestry Sector Observations YTD December 2015 and YTD December 2016 Lost-time Injury Pattern Comparisons In 2016 sprains and strains accounted for 23% (37) of lost-time injuries, similar to 23% (37) in Finger injuries in the Sector increased slightly from 11% (17) of losttime injuries reported in 2015 to 11% (18) in % of injuries reported in RG 36-veneer, plywood, and wood preservation industries are finger injuries. The 3 most common types of finger injuries reported are fractures (6), amputations (5) and nonspecific injuries and disorders (5). 10

11 Incident Type Code Ontario Forestry Sector Lost-time Injuries Contact with Objects and Equipment by Incident Type Code: January to December 2016 RG Logging RG 033A Reforestation and Other Forestry RG 033B Sawmills & Mill Products RG 36 - Veneers, Plywood & Wood Preservation Total % of Contact LTIs Struck Against Object % Struck against stationary object % Struck against moving object % Struck by Object % Struck by falling object % Struck by discharged object or substance % Struck by swinging or slipping object % Struck by rolling, sliding obj. on floor % Struck by object, UNS, NEC % Caught in or compressed by equipment, objects % Caught in running equipment or machinery % Compressed/pinched by rolling, sliding/shifting obj % Caught in/compressed by equip./obj., NEC % Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure % Rubbed or abraded by foreign matter in eye % Total % Source: WSIB, EIW, Claim Cost Schema, as of Dec. 31, NOTE: Percentage may not add due to rounding 11

12 Ontario Forestry Sector Contact with Objects and Equipment Incidents January to December 2016 Injury Patterns The average age of an injured worker is 34 years old. Almost 34% (20) of injured workers in the Sector and over 45% (5) of injured workers in Veneer, Plywood, and Wood Preservation are under the age of 25. Top 3 Nature of Injury: nonspecific injuries-21% (12), fractures-16% (9), and amputations-10% (6). Finger injuries account for 28% (16) of lost-time injuries reported in the Sector. The 3 most common types of injuries reported are amputations (5), fractures (5), and nonspecific injuries (4). Over 45% (5) of injuries in Veneer, Plywood, and Wood Preservation resulting from contact with objects and equipment incidents are finger injures. 12