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City employees continue to pile up lost-time claims caused by workplace injuries and sick days at an increasing rate, according to a report published by city administration.

The Corporate Environment, Health and Safety Performance Report, which is scheduled to be presented to a council committee on Wednesday, forecasts the number of days lost and the total costs associated with them to rise this year compared to 2017.

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On average, city workers used about 10 sick days last year, a number that has increased each year since 2015. That compares with about eight days lost on average due to illness in the private sector, but is fewer than the number of sick days claimed throughout the public sector as a whole, according to surveys conducted by the city.

The average number of days lost due to work-related incidents is also forecast to increase by year end, according to the report.

City employees injured in a work-related incident in 2018 missed an average of 19 days, a number the city says is expected to rise. So far this year, there’s been an average of 12.5 workplace injuries per 200,000 hours worked. That’s up from 10.5 last year and 8.3 in 2016.