2013 – 2017
The issue of work-related motor vehicle crashes is a significant one for BC workers and employers. On average each year, 1,375 workers are killed or injured and miss time from work as a result of a motor-vehicle crash. That’s an average of seven people every working day.
The first graph below shows the number of WorkSafeBC time-loss claims resulting from motor vehicle crashes in the 2013-2017 period. The second graph below shows the number of crash-related fatalities during the period.
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- The WorkSafeBC viewThe numbers paint a stark picture of the financial and human costs of motor-vehicle crashes.
- Claims costsThe average cost of a crash-related claim is more than twice the average cost of other claims types.
- Claims durationWorkers injured in motor vehicle crashes are off work longer on average.
- Claims by age and genderOlder workers have more crashes than younger workers.
