Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
WorkplaceSafetyConsultation
May2012
Nursing Homes
Indemnityclaimsinvolvingpatienthandlingaccountedfor47%ofallindemnityclaimsclosedin2011and43%ofthe costsofthoseclaims.Averagebenefitsforpatienthandlinginjuryclaimsclosedin2011were$21,600foratotal costof$9.5million. AnalysisofOSHAlogsfrom2007to2011 forasampleof82nursinghomesshows: Decreasingratesfortotal recordablecases,DAFWcases, DAFWdays,backDAFWcasesand days. Decreasingratesfortotalcasesand backcasesamongnursing assistants. Backinjurieswere67%ofcasesin 2007,64%ofcasesin2011. Asurveyofpatienthandlingequipment andprogramimplementationshows: Ratedecreaseswerenotrelatedto theamountofequipment. Rateincreaseswererelatedto reportedresistancetoequipmentusebynursingassistants. RatedecreaseswererelatedtosupportandparticipationfromstaffandtheSafePatientHandlingcommittee.
(MinnesotaandU.S.caseratesusedinfiguresarefromtheannualSurveyofOccupationalInjuriesandIllnesses,U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.)
DepartmentofLabor&Industry
WorkplaceSafetyConsultation
May2012