2021 Restaurant Workers' Compensation Claims

April 04, 2022

2021 Restaurant Workers' Compensation Claims

Friedlander Group completed an analysis of the 2021 United Restaurants of New York Workers' Compensation Claims. The group - composed of 732 restaurant members - had 871 workers' compensation claims at a value of $3,497,230.

Friedlander Group analyzed the 2021 workers' compensation claims data of the 732 members of the United Restaurant Group of New York to come up with the most frequent and costly claims. Interestingly, claims cost and frequency are not always aligned. Below is the breakdown of the most frequent and costly claims.

2021 Most Frequent Workers' Compensation Claims

  1. Slips, Trips, and Falls - 264 Claims
  2. Cuts - 141 Claims
  3. Burns - 116 Claims
  4. Struck By - 99 Claims
  5. Materials Handling - 42 Claims

2021 Most Costly Workers' Compensation Claims

  1. Slips, Trips & Falls - 47% of claims cost
  2. Materials Handling - 8% of claims cost
  3. Struck By - 7% of claims cost
  4. Cuts - 5% of claims cost
  5. Burns - 5% of claims cost

Proper Claims Management can help to limit the expense of claims, but accident prevention and achieving zero injuries is the best way to control workers' compensation costs.o