Work-related Injury/Occupational Injury (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Health care use Number of visits to office-based physicians with worker’s compensation as expected source of payment: 15.5 million Percent of visits with worker’s compensation as expected source of payment: 1.7 Source/more data: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 4 Number of hospital outpatient department visits with worker’s compensation as expected source of payment: 772,000 Percent of visits with worker’s compensation as expected source of payment: .8 Source/more data: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 3 Number of visits to emergency department visits with worker's compensation as expected form of payment: 2.1 million Percent of visits with worker’s compensation as expected source of payment: 1.8 Source/more data: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, Table 3 Mortality Number of deaths age 15 years and over: 5,113 Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.2 Source/more data: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table 27 More data Occupational injury deaths and rates by industry, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin:1992-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 49 Occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction in the private sector according to industry:2003-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 50 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey International Collaborative Effort (ICE) on Injury Statistics National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) Injury Control Resource Information Network National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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