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Comparing Workers’ Compensation claims with establishments’ responses to the SOII
Nicole Nestoriak
Economist, Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: nestoriak.nicole@bls.gov
Brooks Pierce
Economist, Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: pierce.brooks@bls.gov
Comparing elements of the Workers’ Compensation database with data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a useful way to determine which types of injuries and illnesses the SOII is most likely to undercount.
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