OARS & OSHA 300: 2014 YEAR-END REVIEW

Stuart Cordts | Program Operations Specialist

Research and Occupational Safety OfficeMarch 11, 2015

OARS & OSHA 300: 2014 Year-End Review

Total OARS “Recordable”

Reports Incidents

• Review of 2014 OARS Reports

• “Recordable” Injuries

• Incident Rates for UW

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2014 OARS Reports

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# Reports

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Percent of Total:

2014 OARS Reports

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# Reports

Submitted:

Percent of Total:

OARS Reports – 2012-2014 Cause of Harm

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Cause of Harm Categories

2014 (3193 Total Reports)

2013 (3146 Total Reports)

2012 (2910 Total Reports)

ViolenceNeedlesSlip/TripOverexert. Contact w/

Struck byPatient H.

Inf. Matl.

ChemicalsNone

“Other”Fall from Ht.

Tools

Bite/ScratchMotor Veh.

Other Cat.

OARS Reports – 2012-2014 Nature of Injury

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Nature of Injury Categories

2014 (3193 Total Reports)

2013 (3146 Total Reports)

2012 (2910 Total Reports)

Sprains

Inf. Mat’l.

None

Pain

Cuts

Bruise

Needlestick

Allergy

Splash

Fracture

Burns

“Other”Distress

Loss of C.Respiratory

Other Cat.

Reporting Requirements via OARS

WAC 296-27: Employer must:

• Ensure Employees Report Injuries and Illnesses

• List Significant Incidents on the OSHA 300 Log

• Post OSHA 300A Summaries (Feb 1 - Apr 30)

• Provide Data to BLS upon Request

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Required: Complete an Injury Report

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UW Accident /

Incident

Report

(from OARS)

Essentially

Similar to

OSHA Form 301

Reporting Requirements via OARS

WAC 296-27: Employer must:

• Ensure Employees Report Injuries and Illnesses

• List Significant Incidents on the OSHA 300 Log

• Post OSHA 300A Summaries (Feb 1 - Apr 30)

• Provide Data to BLS upon Request

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Deja Vu

OARS Reports ≠ OSHA Recordables”

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COMPARISON OF NUMBER "RECORDABLE" CASES AND OARS REPORTS, BY INCIDENT DATE, 2007 - 2014

"Recordable" Cases Cases in OARS

“Recordables”

Recordable criteria (employees only):

• Death

• Days away from work

• Restricted work or transfer to another job

• Medical treatment beyond first aid

• Loss of consciousness

• Significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional

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Diagnosed Injuries or Illnesses

Significant diagnosed injuries and illnesses:

• Needlesticks/sharps involving potentially

infectious materials

• Medical removal under OSHA standards

• Occupational hearing loss

• Work-related tuberculosis

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“Recordable” Accidents

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“Recordable” Accidents

EH&S Tasks:

• Determine

“Recordables”

• OSHA Reporting

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“Recordable” Accidents

EH&S Tasks:

• Determine

“Recordables”

• OSHA Reporting

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Risk Management

• L&I Claim Handling

2014 “Recordables” Totals, by HSC, %

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2014 Individual HSC “Recordables” Metrics

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Total Recordable Injuries (N = 311)

OSHA 300A Details

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OSHA

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“Recordables” Hierarchy

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Individual HSC Days Away/Days Restricted Metrics

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Days Away from Work (N = 3,842) Days of Restricted Activity (N = 1,950)

2014 Days Away from Work Causes

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Noise

NeedlesSlip/Trip

Overexert.Contact w/

Struck by

Non-Hum P. Inf. Matl.Chemicals Machine

“Other”Fall from Ht.Tools

Bite/ScratchMotor Veh.

Other Cat.

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2014 Days Away from Work Injuries

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Sprains Inf. Mat’l. Hearing LPain

Cuts Bruise Resp CondAllergy

Splash

Fracture Burns Skin CondHeart CondLoss of C. Punct Ear D

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Nature of Injury Categories

Health & Safety Committee ~FTE’s

HSC FTEs HSC FTEs

HSC-1 (Admin/Academic) 4,038 HSC-7 (UW-Bothell) 617

HSC-2 (F2) 2,082 HSC-8 (UW-Tacoma) 563

HSC-3 (Student Life) 1,022 HSC-9 (C Engineering) 1,182

HSC-4 (Health Sci.) 8,875 HSC-10 (C Environment) 905

HSC-6 (C Arts/Sciences) 2,333 HSC-12 (Medical Centers) 9,799

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HSC ~FTE’s as a Graph

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HSC ~FTE’s, FY 2014

Rate Calculations

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Rates are per 100 Employees per Year

UW “Recordable” Injuries /Illness Rate in 2014:

1,181 Recordables

67,215,597 hours worked = 3.51 per 100 Employees

200,000 hours / 100 employees

Other Rates:

Days Away from Work per 100 Employees

Days Restricted/Transferred from Work per 100 Employees

Our “Recordables” Incident Rate

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4.8

4.4

3.53

2.63

3.07

3.51

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PriorYears

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Incident Rate / 100 Employees

All UW UW Excluding Medical Centers

Rates From 2014 UW Data*

Recordable Injuries per 100 Employees

* National data is from 2013

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Situation UW Rate Compared to Their Rate

All UW 3.5 All US Professions 3.5

UW MC’s 8.9 All State Surgical

Hospitals

7.7

UW Other

than MC’s

1.3 All Public Colleges,

Universities,

Professional Schools

2.1

Health & Safety Committee Incident Rates

Health & Safety Comm Rate* Health & Safety Comm Rate*

HSC-1 (Admin/Academic) 0.7 HSC-7 (UW-Bothell) 0.7

HSC-2 (F2) 4.5 HSC-8 (UW-Tacoma) 0.5

HSC-3 (Student Life) 5.5 HSC-9 (C Engineering) 0.8

HSC-4 (Health Sci.) 1.0 HSC-10 (C Environment) 1.0

HSC-6 (C Arts/Sciences) 0.7 HSC-12 (Medical Centers) 8.9

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Health & Safety Committee Incident Rates

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Combined 2014 HSC Metrics

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% of Total FTE's % of "Recordables" % of OARS Reports

OARS Category Improvements

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NATURE OF INJURY (SEE CATEGORIES BELOW)

HSC-X 2012 - 2014, NATURE OF INJURY2014

2013

2012

OARS Category Improvements

Alphabetize Categories

Nature of Injury → Injury Description:

• Add Several Categories

• Deleted: Needlesticks/Sharps; Splashes

Cause of Harm → Cause of Injury:

• Redefine Several Categories

• Add Knives separate from Sharps

• Add Stings

• Add Several other Categories

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Success Stories

Burke-Gilman Trail/Walkways Improvements

SLU Deck Roughening

Wet Floors in Medical Centers

Medical Center’s Smaller Laundry Bags

Medical Center’s SaniCloth Precautions

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Conclusion

OARS numbers not the same as “Recordables”

Quality and Use of OARS Has Improved

We depend on you to be an OARS proponent

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Acknowledgements

Making OARS Work• Diana Sartorius

• Emma Alder

• Mary Blanchard

• Mary Dirksen

• Max deLaubenfels

• Sherry Baron

• The Health and Safety Committee members and all those at UW

Time for this presentation• Leslie Anderson, Emma Alder

Stuart Cordts, scordts@uw.edu, 206.616.3442

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