Date of Graduation
2001
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
Committee Chair
Thomas Torries
Abstract
Occupational injuries claimed the lives of over 30,000 American workers from 1990-1995 as reported through the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) surveillance system. Estimates of the value of these lives have been calculated, but nearly all studies present an aggregate value, which sheds no light on the variations in costs for different case or worker characteristics. This project developed a user-friendly computer program to calculate the cost of fatal occupational for exclusive use by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The model estimates comprehensive national costs for all occupational fatal injuries reported through NTOF, nearly $30 billion for 1980-1995, and specific estimates for the burden on selected groups and characteristics of the fatality. This model provides a new reliable basis for targeting and evaluating the effectiveness of investments in prevention of occupational fatalities for use by NIOSH researchers—economic risk.
Recommended Citation
Biddle, Elyce Anne, "The economic cost of fatal occupational injuries in the United States." (2001). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10542.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10542