Direct Medical Costs and Working Days Lost due to Non‐Fatal Occupational Injuries in Denizli, Turkey

[Occupational accidents: social insurance costs and work days lost].

OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of occupational accident benefits granted within the total for health-related social security benefits, viewing the costs according to benefit type and the impact on productivity according to work days lost. METHODS Records of benefit decisions from the National Benefits System of the National Social Security Institute for the State of Bahia in 2000 were u...

Occupational Racial Composition and Nonfatal Work Injuries

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries in Norwegian Farmers☆

BACKGROUND Agriculture ranks among the most dangerous trades worldwide. There is, however, still a lack of knowledge on nonfatal injuries in agriculture. The aim of this study was to describe the nature and occurrence of nonfatal injuries in farmers in two counties in central Norway. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to 7,004 farmers in Norway. We asked for information about the respondents an...

Workdays lost due to occupational injuries among young workers in Brazil.

BACKGROUND The severity of non-fatal work-related injuries has seldom been examined among young workers. We estimated the extent and distribution of workdays lost due to non-fatal work injuries using compensation data. METHODS Data are from the Brazilian Institute of Social Insurance, for 2006. The study population is comprised of all insured workers of age 16-24. Descriptive statistics refle...

Years of Life Lost due to early death from road traffic injuries in Mazandaran province

Background and purpose: Disasters and traffic accidents as the leading causes of disability and death throughout the world are the most significant health problems which have usually been predictable and, therefore, possible to prevent. The present study, as the first attempt, was conducted to calculate the burden of life years lost due to early death caused by traffic accidents in Mazandaran P...