The Fatality and Injury Costs of Expenditures.

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Year: 1994
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-41

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

All production activities generate health risks to workers. This article employs input-output analysis in conjunction with job-risk data by industry to construct measures of the direct and indirect risks imposed by expenditures. Both fatalities and nonfatal injuries (which include illnesses) are considered. The occupational-risk component of expenditures is generally in the range of 3-4% of costs, with nonfatal injuries contributing the larger share. Expenditure levels that generate a fatality or a lost-workday injury are provided by industry, as are a variety of other measures that consider both created and avoided risks pertinent to risk-risk analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses, respectively. Copyright 1994 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:kap:jrisku:v:8:y:1994:i:1:p:19-41
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29