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Citation

Mustard CA, Cole D, Shannon H, Pole J, Sullivan T, Allingham R. Am. J. Public Health 2003; 93(8): 1283-1286.

Affiliation

Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. cmustard@iwh.on.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12893615

PMCID

PMC1447957

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study compared trends in the incidence of work-related morbidity and disability across 3 sources of surveillance data in a Canadian province. METHODS: Time series estimates of workplace injuries and work-related disability based on 2 panel surveys in the province of Ontario, Canada, for the period 1993-1998 were compared with rates of work-related injury and illness compensation claims during the same period. RESULTS: Lost-time compensation claims declined by 28.8% over this 6-year period. The incidence of self-reported work-related injury declined by 28.2%, and the self-reported incidence of work absence for work-related causes declined by 32.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Parallel reductions in work-related morbidity were seen in 3 independent data sources. These results support an interpretation that there has been an important reduction in injury risk in Ontario workplaces over the past decade.

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