Report: Upper Arm Injuries Require Most Comp Doctor Visits

Eighty percent of all workers' compensation claims filed in Pennsylvania between 2018 and 2020 included at least one office and physical medicine visit, and upper extremity injuries constituted the greatest number of doctor visits, according to a report released Monday by the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau. Workers' comp claims in which claimants needed at least one surgery totaled 28%, and repair to upper extremities constituted most of the surgeries, at 47%, the report states. The figures also show that 29% of workers' comp claims included costs for prescription drugs,...