Rates & Statistics



 
Workers' Compensation Benefit Rates
State Wide Average Weekly Wage for all Workers
Accident and Formal Claim Filing Statistics
Schedule of Disabilities (Rate Charts)






 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFIT RATES

  Temporary Disability Rate Permanent Partial Disability Total Disability Rate Death Benefits
1997 $496 max /$132 min $496 max /$35 min $496 max /$132 min $496 max
1998 $516 max /$138 min $516 max /$35 min $516 max /$138 min $516 max
1999 $539 max /$144 min $539 max/ $35 min $539 max /$144 min $539 max
2000 $568 max /$151 min $568 max/ $35 min $568 max /$151 min $568 max
2001 $591 max /$158 min $591 max /$35 min $591 max /$158 min $591 max
2002 $629 max /$168 min $629 max /$35 min $629 max /$168 min $629 max
2003 $638 max /$170 min $638 max /$35 min $638 max /$170 min $638 max
2004 $650 max /$173 min $650 max /$35 min $650 max /$173 min $650 max
2005 $666 max /$178 min $666 max /$35 min $666 max /$178 min $666 max
2006 $691 max /$184 min $691 max /$35 min $691 max /$184 min $691 max
2007 $711 max /$190 min $711 max /$35 min $711 max /$190 min $711 max
2008 $742 max /$198 min $742 max /$35 min $742 max /$198 min $742 max
2009 $773 max /$206 min $773 max/$35 min $773 max/$206 min $773 max
2010 $794 max/$212 min $794 max/$35 min $794 max/$212 min $794 max
2011 $792 max/$211 min $792 max/$35 min $792 max/$211 min $792 max
2012 $810 max/$216 min $810 max/$35 min $810 max/$216 min $810 max

Temporary Disability Rate : 70% of wages with the noted maximum/minimum
Permanent Partial Disability: Rate depends on type and severity of injury, with the noted maximum/minimum
Total Disability Rate : 70% of wages with the noted maximum/minimum

Rates in effect on the date of accident or exposure/manifestation in cases of occupational exposure.

 STATE WIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE OF ALL WORKERS


1995 $661.33
1996 $688.47
1997 $719.15
1998 $757.08
1999 $787.82
2000 $838.52
2001 $850.73
2002 $866.36
2003 $888.30
2004 $920.88
2005 $947.64
2006 $989.23
2007 $1031.28
2008 $1059.29
2009 $1056.54
2010 $1079.91
Data updated December 2, 2011

 

 ACCIDENT AND FORMAL CLAIM FILING STATISTICS


YEAR # of Reported Accidents (FROI) # of New Claim Petition Filings # of Re-openers
1990 219,500 53,637 2,309
1991 197,300 50,910 2,671
1992 239,300 54,164 2,996
1993 219,900 47,393 2,984
1994 237,200 48,810 2,866
1995 178,200 45,823 3,125
1996 157,700 48,548 3,347
1997 146,246 44,823 4,379
1998 119,269 42,410 3,799
1999 109,728 40,794 3,974
2000 139,139 44,227 4,097
2001 170,307 39,720 3,991
2002 * 41,667 3,909
2003 185,708 40,960 3,971
2004 184,680 ** 39,212 4,274
2005 175,873 ** 37,248 4,393
2006 156,289 ** 35,041 4,412
2007 179,591 ** 35,566 4,773
2008 160,277 35,469 5,252
2009 149,688 34,489 5,400
2010 137,055 33,246 5,691
* transitional year due to new EDI requirements
** revised due to data corrections
FROI - First Report of Injury

Data last updated December 2, 2011

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