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Table 1 Insurance cases among physiotherapists in the years 2007 to 2011, BGW data

From: Occupational accident and disease claims, work-related stress and job satisfaction of physiotherapists

Reporting year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total

Number of full-time staff

112,718

120,451

126,679

133,134

136,998

--

Total insured events (IE)

4,275

4,673

5,090

5,660

6,193

25,891

IEs per 1,000 full-time staff

17.9

18.1

18.6

20.4

22.6

--

Notifiable IEs

2,017

2,179

2,360

2,717

3,090

12,363

Reported occupational diseases (OD)

458

510

542

600

768

2,878

ODs per 1,000 IEs

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.5

5.6

 

Notifiable ODs

189

208

216

263

353

1,229

Proportion of total ODs

41

41

40

44

46

43

Occupational accidents (OA)

2,429

2,645

2,826

3,096

3,336

14,332

OAs per 1,000 IEs

21.5

22.0

22.3

23.3

24.4

 

Notifiable OAs

1,058

1,188

1,197

1,369

1,534

6,346

Accidents en route to/from work (AER)

1,388

1,518

1,722

1,964

2,089

8,681

AERs per 1,000 IEs

12.3

12.6

13.6

14.8

15.2

 

Notifiable AERs

770

783

947

1,085

1,203

4,788

  1. IE insured event.
  2. OD occupational disease.
  3. OA occupational accident.
  4. AER accident en route to/from work.