Costs

Changes in the rate of injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for hospitals, construction, manufacturing, and private industry as a whole. Rates are expressed in terms of cases per 10,000 FTEs.

The average workers compensation for a hospital injury (between 2006 and 2011) was $15,860, according to a national survey of roughly 1,000 hospitals.

Work injuries and illnesses cases that result in days away from work are greatest in the health care and social assistance settings.

Direct medical costs e.g. lost wages and Indirect costs e.g. decreased productivity