title: Job performance failure and occupational carpal tunnel claims.
abstract: Using a sample of one job type from one firm (to hold job tasks and sick leave/disability policy constant), we estimate the effect of demographic variables, job performance warnings, and workers' compensation benefits on the propensity to file a carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) loss work-time claim. We find that disciplinary notices increase the employees' propensity to file a CTS claim. State maximum workers' compensation benefits are also positively related to CTS claim frequency, however, the relationship is not statistically significant. CTS claimants respond differently than other sprain/strain claimants to benefits and to gender. In particularly, women have relatively more CTS claims, while men have relatively more other sprain/strain claims in our sample. The estimates here underscore the importance of psychosocial factors in the filing of occupational CTS and sprain injuries claims.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, 183 FOB, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. richard_butler@byu.edu
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation; D017132:Workplace