Report: Oregon Worker’s Comp Claims Fell in 2023 from Previous Two Years

Oregon worker’s compensation claims fell in 2023 from the previous two years, a report from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services shows.

The department received notification of 22,994 accepted disabling claims for occupational injuries and diseases in 2023, a rate of 1.1 claims per 100 workers. The department reported 24,947 claims in 2022, and 24,385 claims in 2021—both equating to rates of 1.3 claims per 100 workers.

Healthcare comprised the biggest part of those claims at 14.1%. Following that sector were state and local government (12.4%), manufacturing (12%), transport and warehousing (11.8%) and retail trade (11.7%).

First-year workers in 2023 filed 42% of the claims in which a worker’s tenure was known, compared with 12.1% for in their second year of employment. The most commonly injured workers were transportation and material movers, comprising 20.4% of all accepted disabling claims in 2023, the report shows.