The Lakehead District School Board experienced a 40% increase in reportable staff injuries during the 2023-2024 school year compared to the previous year. While the number of incidents rose, the board's injury frequency rate remains below the Ontario average. The report attributes some of the increase to expanded reporting categories and winter weather conditions.
THUNDER BAY — The Lakehead District School Board saw an increase of over 40 per cent to the number of reportable injuries to staff over the course of the 2023-2024 school year compared to the year prior, according to a recent report, but the data also shows the board’s frequency for such injuries is still below the Ontario average.
While the jump in incidents between the two years is noticeable, Kyle Ulvang, the health and safety officer with Lakehead District School Board, said it’s hard to pinpoint a specific reason, but some of it may be clerical. “There has been some additions to workplace reporting, chronic mental illness, some other add-ons,” he said, adding that winter conditions also play a role, with one third of the reportable injuries being related to slips and falls.
The report also found that 30 of the reportable incidents required medical care and 21 incidents led to lost work time . The Lakehead board’s reportable injury frequency rate was 4.30 claims per 100 staff, compared to the provincial average of 4.66.
SCHOOL INJURIES HEALTH AND SAFETY STAFF WELL-BEING REPORTING WINTER WEATHER
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