Gender and Workers' Compensation Claims

A recent study by the National Council on Compensation Injuries ("NCCI") found that male workers are more likely to sustain workplace accidents, although females are more likely to file claims for occupational diseases and cumulative trauma. The study, "Gender in Workers' Compensation Claims," showed that male employees were more likely to file claims for traumatic injuries and that the incidence of serious workplace injuries, fatalities and total disability was higher for men. The study found that the risk of injury in female employees was lower in occupations that were predominantly female, while the risk to female workers increased in occupations that were predominantly male, even though that level remained lower than the risk to men in these same occupations.