Department of Labor 

Presentation to NIOSH 

Advisory Board

Frank Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

Department of Labor

March 2015
Total Compensation Paid

• 177,413 cases filed, over $11 billion total 

compensation paid to date 

• Agencies: Labor, Energy, HHS, Justice 

Data as of March 8, 2015
Part B – Status & Location of NIOSH 

Referrals 

• 43,564 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

• 41,416 Cases Returned to DOL from 

NIOSH 

– 35,503 with Dose Reconstruction 

– 5,913 without Dose Reconstruction

• 2,148 Cases Currently at NIOSH

Data as of March 8, 2015
Part B – Cases w/ Dose Reconstruction and 

Final Decision 

• 28,647 Cases w/ DR and a 

Final Decision

– 10,100 Final Approvals 

– 18,547 Final Denials

Data as of March 8, 2015

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%
Part B Cases Filed

NIOSH

34%

Other

31%

RECA

9%

SEC Cases Never 

Sent to NIOSH

14%

SEC Cases 

Referred

to NIOSH

12%

Other (beryllium sensitivity, chronic beryllium disease and chronic silicosis)

Data as of March 1, 2015 5 
Part B Cases w/ a Final Decision 

• 88,066 Cases have been 

issued a Final Decision 

under Part B 

• 45,648 Part B Approvals

• 42,418 Part B Denials 

Data as of March 8, 2015

Final 

Approvals 

52% 

Final Denials 

48% 
Part B Cases w/ Final Decision to Accept 

• Accepted DR Cases – 9,296

– $ 1.4 Billion in Compensation

• Accepted SEC Cases – 22,241

– $3.3 Billion in Compensation

• Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 762

– $114.4 Million in Compensation

• Totals: All Accepted SEC, DR Cases, and Combined – 32,299

– $4.8 Billion in Compensation

Data as of March 8, 2015
Top Four Worksites 

The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (from 10/1/2014 – 2/28/2015): 

– Hanford

– Savannah River Site

– Y-12

– Los Alamos National Laboratory
Percentage of New Cases 

DOE vs. AWE

87%DOE

91% DOE

89% DOE

84% DOE

81% DOE

83% DOE

77% DOE

85% DOE

89% DOE 

83% DOE

82% DOE

87% DOE

13% 9% 11%

16% 19% 17%

23%

15% 11%

17% 18%

13%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DOE

AWE

Data as of March 1, 2015
SEC Petition Site Discussions

ABRWH Agenda March 2015

Kansas City 

Plant Hanford Dow Chemical

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 2,440 (3,304) 16,355 (25,622) 91 (107) 

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 646 4,139 28 

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 1,121 7,479 89 

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 270 4,591 20 

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 376 4,131 No Part E

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $52 Million $1.1 Billion $3.3 Million

Data as of March 8, 2015
SEC Petition Site Discussions

ABRWH Agenda March 2015

Dupont

Deepwater 

Works

Grand 

Junction 

Operations 

Center

Idaho 

National 

Laboratory

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 251 (333) 256 (395) 5,228 (7,351)

Cases Returned 

by NIOSH w/ DR 70 74 1,582 

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 121 121 2,299 

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 21 68 619 

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 4 48 898 

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $ 3.7 Million $19 Million $188 million 

Data as of March 8, 2015
DEEOIC Outreach Events: FY 2015

Location/Date Facility/Purpose Attendance Claims Taken at Outreach 

Event

Paducah, Kentucky

October 21 - 23, 

2014

JOTG Town Hall Meeting 171 1 

Medical Benefits Town Hall Meetings 28 0 

Roundtable Meetings for physicians 

and home health care (HHC) 

providers

HHC Providers – 13

Physicians - 4 

N/A

Shiprock New 

Mexico

December 9 & 10, 

2014

Medical Benefits Town Hall Meetings 219

3 

Carlsbad, New 

Mexico 

February 25, 2015

JOTG Town hall Meeting 30 3 

Casper, Wyoming 

March 10, 2015

Traveling Resource Center 15 2 

Riverton, Wyoming 

March 11, 2015

Traveling Resource Center 24 2 
DEEOIC Outreach Events

• In response to new SECs DEEOIC conducts: 

– Town hall meetings and traveling resource centers

– In cases of small SECs press releases are issued 

• Hosting informational meetings regarding medical 

benefits provided under the EEOICPA: 

– In some cases, held in conjunction with SEC town hall meetings 
Joint Outreach Task Group (JOTG)

• Members:

– DEEOIC

_ Department of Energy

– Department of Energy Former Workers Program

– National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

_ Ombudsman for NIOSH

– Ombudsman for EEOICPA

• Monthly conference calls with all members
Future Outreach Events: FY 2015

Traveling Resource Center

Newport News, VA April 28th

 

 

JOTG 

St. Louis, MO - June 2015

JOTG 

Amarillo, TX - July 22nd 

 

 
Department of Labor 

Presentation to NIOSH 

Advisory Board

Handout Slides

March 2015
Employee Eligibility

Employed By Part B Part E

DOE Contractors 

and 

Subcontractors

Yes Yes

DOE Federal 

Employees

Yes No

AWE Employees Yes No

Beryllium 

Vendors

Yes No

RECA Yes Yes
Covered Conditions

Condition Part B Part E

CBD Yes Yes

Beryllium 

Sensitivity

Medical 

Monitoring Only

Yes

Chronic Silicosis Yes Yes

Cancer Yes Yes

Any condition 

related to toxic 

exposure

No Yes
Survivor Definition

Type Part B Part E

Spouse at time of 

death

Yes Yes

Children - under 

age 18; under 

age 23 if full-time 

student; or any 

age if medically 

incapable of selfsupport

Yes Yes

Adult Children Yes No
Benefits

Part B Part E

$150,000 Employee + 

Survivor

Impairment $2,500 per % 

(Employee)

$50,000 RECA Employee + 

Survivor

Wage Loss $10,000-

$15,000 per year 

(Employee)

$125,000 Survivor

$400,000 CAP for B+E combined