On average each year, 18 workers are killed and another 1,280 are injured and miss time from work as a result of motor vehicle crashes.
The table below shows the total number of time-loss claims by sector and subsector accepted by WorkSafeBC for injuries and deaths resulting from a work-related motor vehicle incident (MVI) in each of the years 2012 to 2016. On average over the period, there were 1,300 time-loss claims a year.
Time-loss claims for MVIs by subsector and injury year 2012-2016
| Time-loss claims for MVIs by subsector and injury year 2012-2016 | Reset Table | ||||||||
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| Group | Number | Sector/Subsector | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Ave. | |
| Footer | 10000 | Non-rateable | 26 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 34 | |
| Footer | 10001 | All | 1,187 | 1,154 | 1,207 | 1,184 | 1,307 | 1,208 | |
| Footer | 10002 | Claims with no benefits | 142 | 112 | 75 | 78 | 34 | 88 | |
| Footer | 10003 | Total claims | 1,329 | 1,266 | 1,282 | 1,262 | 1,341 | 1,296 | |
Links
- Know where you standFind your company’s sector, subsector and classification unit.
- MVIs vs. all claimsThe number of motor vehicle claims compared to all WorkSafeBC claims.
- Claims costsThe cost of claims by sector and subsector.
- Claims durationThe length of claims by sector and subsector.
