In 2023:

• 57% of workers injured were male and 43% were female.
• The average age of workers injured on the job was 42.
• 12% of workers injured were under age 25.
• 22% of workers injured were over age 55.

In 2023, people in B.C. missed 4.15 million days of work due to work-related incidents and disease, and we accepted 175 work-related death claims. The most common types of injury claims accepted by us were:

There were 143,856 work-related injuries reported to us in 2023. We disallowed 7.5% of the claims.

We accepted 50,914 new short-term disability claims. For those with payments, an initial payment was issued an average of 19.1 days after the first date the worker was eligible for wage-loss benefits. The industry subsectors with the most claims with loss of work time included:

• Health care and social services
• General construction
• Retail
• Tourism and hospitality
• Transportation and related services

As part of our mandate to reduce workplace hazards and risks, in 2023 our Prevention Services team:

• Wrote 54,551 inspection reports and 40,888 health and safety orders.
• Imposed 376 penalties, representing a value of $7.62 million.

In 2023, we served 280,890 registered employers and 2.7 million workers, in more than 300,000 active employer locations across the province. Below is a summary of the feedback we received:

• 80% of injured workers who have dealt with us in the past year rate their experience as either good or very good.
• 79% of employers rate their experience with us as good or very good.

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