Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA)Committee Meeting Welcome Second Semi Annual FECA Committee Meeting For FY2013.

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act(FECA)Committee Meeting

Welcome

Second Semi Annual FECA Committee Meeting

For FY2013

FECA Topics• Injury by category/type/locationInjury by category/type/location

• Review injury claims and trend analysisReview injury claims and trend analysis

• Briefly Discuss Timely FilingBriefly Discuss Timely Filing

• Chargeback and Cost AnalysisChargeback and Cost Analysis

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) Committee Meeting

Injury Reporting Analysis

Injury Reporting Analysis

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

In Jan 2012-Dec 2012 there were 54 new injury claims

We will focus to identify trends

Report Army Injuries by Organization

Report Air Injuries by Organization

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army MSC Organizations

64th Troop Command- Zero Injuries

32d IBCT- Zero Injuries

157th MEB- Zero Injuries

426th REG- Zero Injuries

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army MSC Organizations

JFHQ- 3 Injuries Injuries How

Knee Injury ( Running on treadmill)

Ankle Sprain ( Playing volleyball)

Hip Injury ( Running perform physical fitness)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army Activities Organizational Maint USPFO- 1 Injury

Injury How

Finger Injury (Moving equipment slipped from

hand, item fell onto finger).

CSMS- 10 Injuries

Injury How

Knee Injury (Kneeling to inspect a vehicle)

Lower Back (Lifting Engine Cylinder)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army Activities Organizational MaintCSMS – Cont. Injury How

Lower Back (Lying on creeper when it dropped)

Bruised Neck, Head Contusion (Performing Maint. Fell from 5 ton truck)

Bruised Foot (Leaning on pole, it broke landing on foot)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army Activities Organizational MaintCSMS-Cont.

Injury How

Tightness of Chest (Running during hot weather)

Lower Back (Working on LMTV, reaching for fuel tank pulled lower back)

Lt Knee Sprain (While running on treadmill performed sudden

movement)

Lower Back (While moving heavy metal tailstock on lathe)

Broken Finger Lt Hand (While moving heavy metal plate to cart pinched finger)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army Activities Organizational MaintMATES-3 Injuries

Injury How

Foot Injury (Squatting to attach line slipped forward and hit heel)

Lower Back (Twisted while moving heavy container)

Pinky Finger (Pinched between barriers when unloading from commercial carrier)

FMS# 3- No Injuries, FMS#5- No Injuries, FMS# 9- No Injuries, FMS#13- No Injuries,

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Army Activities Organizational MaintFMS#6- 1 Injury Injury How

Foreign Body in Finger (While moving transmission from pallet)

FMS#7- 1 Injury Injury How

Cut Middle Fingers (Struck by hammer by co-worker taking apart axle)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Army Activities Organizational MaintFMS#8- 3 Injuries Injury How Cut Finger (Drilling hole in a piece of equipment

and missed hitting finger)Pain To Hands/Wrist (Using torque wrench on wheel

M969A1caused pain)Pain To Hands/Wrist Torque while servicing trailer using

impac wrench caused pain)

FMS#10- 1 InjuryInjury HowHead Injury (Hit head on wall playing

basketball)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012

Army Activities Organizational MaintFMS#12- 3Injuries

Injury How

Cut Eye Lid (Installing spring and lost control of it)

Swollen Ankle (Re-aggrevated while running)

Eye Injury (Received metal particles from grinding wheel SM was using PPE)

FMS#14- 1 Injury Injury How

Laceration middle finger (While using oil filter crusher)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Army Activities Organizational MaintAASF#1- 2 Injuries Injury How Chipped two teeth (Leaned into maintenance

stand face first) Snipped two fingers (Adjusting shearing blades)

AASF#2- 1 Injury Injury How

Knee Pain (Running on treadmill exertion)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Wisconsin Youth Challenge AcademyChallenge Academy- 5 Injuries Injury How

Eye (Hit eye on bed frame)

Nose (Hit by moving wall locker)

Ankle/Heel (Blistered/ bruised by boots)

Finger Dislocation (Performing physical fitness)

Wrist Sprain (Slipped/fell on wrist)

This concludes Army Injuries for this reporting period

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 WIANG Organizations115FW- 12 Injuries Injury How

Eyes and Skin (Removing panel sprayed by fuel)

Chemical Exposure (F-16 sprayed poisonous gas)

Lower Back (Attempt to release fuel tank valve)

Hand Laceration (Moving wooden podium to dumpster)

Knee Injury (Hit knee on canopy crate while move)

Wrist/Arm Injury (Removing split rim from tire)

Chemical Exposure (F-16 sprayed poisonous gas)

Head Injury (Hit head on missile on aircraft)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 WIANG Organizations115FW- Cont. Injuries

Injury How

Eye Injury (Using grinding wheel recv particles while using PPE)

Wrist/ Fingers Injured (Fall from aircraft maint stand)

Laceration Fingers (Coil return from air hose hit fingers)

Lower Back (Moving aircraft generator manually)

128ACS- No Injuries

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 128ARW-7 Injuries

Injury How

Back Injury (Moving in small space on aircraft)

Back Injury (Chair dropped/ fell fwd)

Shoulder (Working in small space under truck)

Hamstring Pull (Running on treadmill, due to exertion)

Back Injury (While moving dunnage pulled back)

Back Injury (While performing maint of fuel tanker

moving on wing, kneeling, crawling, standing)

Knee Injury ( Slipped and fell on wet hangar floor)

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Totals

Army Total 35 Claims Reported

Air Total 19 Claims Reported

Grand Total = 54

Injury Report Jan 2012- Dec 2012 Trends Suggest

Multiple Back Injuries, Head Injuries, Eye Injuries,

Laceration of fingers, and Hand/Wrist Injuries .

The need for more prevention/awareness to hazards in the workplace.

Emphasis on safety training within the workplace

Standards for Timely Filing Claim

Traumatic Injury- Reported on electronic injury form CA-1 within 30 days of the injury

Occupational Disease- Reported on electronic injury form CA-2 within 30 days of the injury

Time starts when the supervisor is

notified!

Timely Filing Last FECA Council Observation:

Jan 2011- Dec 2011 timely filing wasn’t an issue with only 3 claims identified as untimely out of 48 claims filed!

Jan 2012- Dec 2012 to date we have 54 new injury claims and only 2 were filed untimely. That is awesome!!!

Cost Analysis Chargeback FECA Program is financed by the Employees’ Compensation Fund

Cost derives from previous year injury claims, death claims, temporarily disable, or daily rolls, permanent disable or period rolls.

Cost of compensation for work related injuries are charged annually at the end of fiscal accounting period July to

June

OWCP furnishes each agency with a statement of payments made to the fund.

OWCP provides a listing of the cases and charges on the yearly chargeback bill

Cost AnalysisCost Analysis Medical CompFY 09 65,873.46 407,121.99FY 10 118,711 366,374.35FY 11 131,588.88 382,322.88FY 12 130,558.79 456,262.41

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Cost AnalysisQTR 4 of Year 2011 VS QTR 4 of Year 2012

Cost analysis reflect increase from last year

chargeback by $ 72,909.44 from previous year- 35% medical – 65% compensation. DIUCS Report Totals: Army (201,176.47) + Air (385,644.73) = 586,821.20 Chargeback Cost Increased by 6 new injury claims from last year Increased by 4 new injury claims medical cost only 1- New claim on permanent rolls medical cost and

compensation 1- Other new claim on daily rolls member is considered to be temporarily disable return to work recipient

Cost AnalysisQTR 1 of Year 2013

Going forward Army and Air Combined Chargeback

Medical Cost (18,990.42) + Comp Cost (135,892.86)

154,882.86

Challenged Claims

Injuries must be initially investigated by supervisor!

If claimant case is questionable supervisors must report facts.

We can challenge claims when filing the electronic CA-1 or CA-2 and provide supporting documentation

A safety investigation can either validate or challenge injury claim

There were two claims challenged- one sustained, one accepted!

References CA 810 The Office of Workers’ Compensation

Programs (Electronic Version J1 Web Site)

CA 550 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act FECA (Electronic Version J1 Web Site)

5 U.S.C. 8101 Federal Employees' Compensation Act

HRR 810-1 Supervisor Instructional Guide for OWCP (Electronic Version J1 Web Site)

Action ItemsFuture Leaning Forward: The purpose of this committee is to decrease the number

of injuries and cost

How do we get our injuries down from 54 to 0?

We are paying for the past year injury claims!

Lets work together and come up with a plan!

Questions / ClarificationInjury Compensation Program Administrator

MSgt Kenneth O. Young (608) 242-3711

Kenneth.o.young.mil@mail.mil

“ Please keep safety in mind”