Division of Workers' Compensation

2000 Annual Report Statistical Supplement

Table of Contents:

• Frequency and Nature of Lost-Time Injuries in Florida
• Indemnity Benefits
• Medical Benefits
• Settlement Awards
• Total Benefits
• Sponsored Re-employment Services for Injured Workers
• Return-to-Work Rates
• Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates: Florida and the Nation

Tables:

• Open and Closed Lost-Time Cases by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Distribution of Cases by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• 1999 Distribution of Lost-Time Cases and Employment by Florida County
• Lost-Time Injuries by Industry and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Lost-Time Injuries by Gender of Claimant and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Lost-Time Cases by Claimant Age and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Lost-Time Cases by Injured Body Part and Injury Year
  (1990-1999)
• Lost-Time Cases by Cause of Injury and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Lost-Time Cases by Nature of Injury and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Permanent Impairment Rating by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Cumulative Indemnity Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Average and Median Indemnity Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Maximum Compensation Rate(1990-2000)
• Indemnity Benefits by Injured Body Part and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Lost-Time Cases Reporting Medical Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Cumulative Medical Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Average and Median Medical Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Medical Benefits by Injured Body Part and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Settlement Cases by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Median and Average Settlement Awards by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Year of Injury (1990-1999) by Year of Settlement Order(1990-1999)
• Settlement Awards by Injured Body Part and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Payments to Claimant Attorneys as a Percent of Total Settlement Amounts by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Benefits by Payment Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Median and Average Benefits by Disability Type and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total, Average, and Median Benefits by Injured Body Part and Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Re-employment Services Provided by the Division during Fiscal Years (1998-2000)
• Return-to-Work Outcomes of Division-Sponsored Re-employment Services for Cases Closed during Fiscal Years (1998-2000)
• Florida's Return-to-Work Rates for Injured Workers (Injury Years 1989-1998)
• Insurance Rate Changes from Previous Year: Florida and National

Figures:

• Total Lost-Time Cases by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Florida's Ten Highest and Ten Lowest Rates of 1999 Lost-Time Cases
• Median Age of Injured Workers(1990-1999)
• Most Frequently Injured Parts of the Body in 1999
• Cumulative Indemnity Benefits by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Cumulative Medical Benefits by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Median and Average Cost of Medical Benefits by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Five Leading Injuries for 1990-1996: Median and Average Medical Cost per Case
• Cumulative Settlement Awards by Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Cases with Substantive Orders, Total Settled Cases, and Total Medical Settlements by Order Year/Injury Year(1990-1999)
• Total Benefit Payments Reported by Type of Benefit for Injury Years(1990-1999)
• Five Leading Injuries for 1990-1996:Median and Average Cost per Case
• Return to Work at 80% of Pre-Injury Wage(1989-1998 Injury Years)
  Return to Work at Any Wages vs. Return to Work at 80% of Pre-Injury Wage (1989-1998 Injury Years)
• Yearly Change from 1978 Insurance Rates: Florida versus the Nation