@article{ref1,
title="Frequency and cost of claims by injury type from the Korea Workers' Compensation Insurance between 2016 and 2019",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2023",
author="Bae, Suk Won and Lee, Min-Yong and Park, Shin Who and Lee, Gangpyo and Leigh, Ja-Ho",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the frequency of worker injuries by affected body part(s) and the associated costs. <br><br>METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis of national workers' compensation claims data from the Korean workers' compensation insurance. The main outcome measures were frequency and cost of claims by injury type. <br><br>RESULTS: Multiple injuries were ranked as the highest injury type in the number of annual claims and percentage of the total cost/total medical cost. Hand/wrist/finger was the most common single-injury type. The frequency of injury type and the cost amount payable as a percentage of the total cost were the highest for multiple injuries, hand/wrist/finger injuries, and knee/lower leg injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Regarding frequency and costs, hand/wrist/finger injuries were highest in cost, by single-injury type. Therefore, these injuries should be recognized as intervention targets.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000002814",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002814"
}