Citation

Neumark D, Johnson RW, Bresnitz EA, Frumkin H, Hodgson M, Needleman C. J. Occup. Med. 1991; 33(9): 971-976.

Affiliation

Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6297.

Comment In:

J Occup Med. 1992 Oct;34(10):969, 972-4

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1836025

Abstract

A variety of state and federal data sources are used to estimate two critical components of the annual economic costs of occupational injuries and illnesses in Pennsylvania: foregone earnings of affected workers and medical costs. Foregone earnings costs resulting from occupational injuries and illnesses are estimated at between $1.22 billion and $2.02 billion in 1988. A number of potential adjustments to these estimates widen the range considerably. Estimates of medical costs range from $740 million to $797 million. Combining these two estimates gives total estimated costs of $1.96 billion to $2.82 billion.

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