Estimating the costs of occupational injury in the United States.
Accid Anal Prev
; 27(6): 741-7, 1995 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8749277
ABSTRACT
This article estimates workplace injury costs in the U.S. These costs have been studied in less detail than most injury costs. Our methods, which mostly use regularly published data, produce order-of-magnitude estimates. Overall, workplace injuries cost the U.S. an estimated $140 billion annually. This estimate includes $17 billion in medical and emergency services, $60 billion in lost productivity, $5 billion in insurance costs, and $62 billion in lost quality of life. One sixth of the societal costs result from the 3% of workplace injuries in motor vehicle crashes. Motor vehicle costs per injury are almost 6 times the workplace injury average.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
/
Accidents, Occupational
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Accid Anal Prev
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos