Model for calculation of the costs at national and society level
       
 

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 national level costs

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No of accidents in 2002 4033     data from Labour Inspectorate
Sickness absence        
average No of days of disability for persons injured at an occupational accident 43     average No of the Health Insurance Fund
compensation for illness (one day) 147     total No of illness days is 171 850
total cost for compensation for illness   20 190 134   national part is 80% of sickness compensation
employment  588600      
GNP in Estonia in 2002 108000000000      
GNP loss     136 371 429 (794 EEK per person per day)
average cost for a rehabilitation programme  220     4% of the accidents
total cost for rehabilitation   35 490 35 490  
Health care         average data of the Estonian Health Insurance Fund
average in-patient cost per patient 6264 2 526 271 2 526 271 10% of the accidents
average outpatient cost per patient 275 4 391 937 4 391 937 99% of the accidents (4per person injured in accident)
average cost of prescription 180 718 681 718 681 99% of the accidents, (1 per person injured in accident)
cost of ambulance 500 201 650 201 650 10% of the accidents
Early retirement       Data of the Social Insurance Board
average compensation per injured person per month 1111     4% of the accidents
total cost for compensation   2 150 718    
No of early retired persons 157      
an average pension 1037      
cost for average pension   14 645 282   calculated using the table of anticipated span of life of people
GNP loss     215 944 049 calculated using the table of anticipated span of life of people
Deaths       Data of the Estonian Health Insurance Fund
No of fatalities 39      
Size of death benefit 1800      
cost for death benefit   70 200    
GNP loss     138 730 810 calculated using the table of anticipated span of life of people
average survivor`s pension per family member 843      
cost for survivor`s pension   39 452   ~10% of fatalities (in 2002 = 4 ) 
Administrative costs        
handling of forms in public institutions per accident 500      
total cost   2 016 500 2 016 500 in public institutions
accident investigation by LI 6000      
total cost   2 419 800 2 419 800 10% of accidents
Material losses        
average cost in company per accident 9375     Extrapolation from company study
total cost     37 809 375  
state budget in 2002 :  34 329 436 000      
TOTAL COSTS: 49 406 116 541 165 991  
% of state budget   0,14 0,50 % of GNP