How many work‐related injuries requiring hospitalization in British Columbia are claimed for workers' compensation?

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Workplace compensation claims datasets represent an important source of information on work-related injuries. This study investigated the concordance between hospital discharge records and workers' compensation records for work-related serious injuries among a cohort of sawmill workers in British Columbia (BC), Canada. It also examined the extent to which workers' compensation capturing patterns varied by cause, severity of …