Manitoba Safety and Health Index – Injuries

The metrics that fall under the Injuries component are:

Time loss injuries rate

This metric indicates the number of time loss injuries that are reported to the WCB per 100 full time workers. Time loss injuries include accepted claims where wage loss payments have been made due to time missed from work beyond the day of the workplace injury or illness.  Fatalities are classified as time loss injuries.

Data source: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

Desired direction: -1 i.e. decrease in the Time loss injury rate

No time loss injuries rate

This metric indicates the no time loss injuries that are reported to the WCB per 100 full time workers. No time loss injuries include accepted claims without wage loss payments or where the wage loss payments were only from time missed from work due to medical appointments. 

Data source: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

Desired direction: -1 i.e. decrease in the No time loss injury rate 

Severe injuries rate

This metric indicates the number of severe injuries that are reported to the WCB per 100 full time workers. Severe injuries include accepted claims with any of the following characteristics: 

Worker is off work for 60 or more days
Injury or illness is identified as a serious incident under Workplace Safety and Health Bulletin #119 and the worker missed 10 or more days of work; 
Workplace fatality occurred.

Data source: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba 

Desired Direction: -1 i.e. decrease in the Severe Injuries Rate 

Percentage of injured workers returning to safe and suitable work after 10 days

This metric is a key indicator of whether Manitoba workplaces are focusing on the development of robust return to work (RTW) initiatives and programs and whether these are effective.  The greater participation of workplaces in these programs implies there is a strong commitment by all to ensure the safety and health of Manitoba workers consistently improves. This further helps build a positive workplace safety culture.

Data source: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

Desired direction: +1 i.e. increase in % of workers who returning to work within 10 days indicating increase in effective RTW programs at Manitoba workplaces.