Minnesota ranks the best in the nation in terms of workers’ compensation performance, according to the Encinitas, Calif.-based Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI), which recently released its 2010 State Report Cards for Workers’ Compensation.
Using eight years of data from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Forms 300 and 200, which cover all OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses, WLDI said Minnesota performed the best of all the states for 2007. Nevada and Arizona came in a close second and third. All three states received a grade of “A+” based on an average of their 2007 scores.
Puerto Rico came in last, then Rhode Island, with New York and New Jersey very close to the bottom.
A summary of each grade for all states is available at www.worklossdata.com/SRC2010grades.htm
For the report, states were evaluated based on: incidence rates, cases missing work, median disability durations, delayed recovery rate; and key condition: Low Back Strain. According to WLDI, the report cards help employers, insurers, third-party administrators, state governments and consultants answer the questions, “Who is doing well and why?”
WLDI also ranked states using a tier system. The Tier I states are Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota and Utah. Tier I means that the state had an average grade of “B+” or better, and a trend going up or level. Those four states were doing great and continuing to improve.
Five states fell into the opposite category – Tier VI – which means they had an average grade of “D-” or worse, and a trend going down or level. The worst performers for the years 2000-2007 were: Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma, New York and Wyoming. A summary of Tier Rankings for all states is shown on a U.S. Map Showing Grades by State, at www.worklossdata.com/SRC2010tiers.htm.
Work Loss Data Institute is an independent database development company focused on workplace health and productivity. To view the state rankings and for more information, visit www.worklossdata.
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