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Table 3 Medical and compensation claim payment of occupation-related injuries in manufacturing industries in Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 1200)

From: Economic costs and Predictors of occupation-related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: top-down approach and friction method

S.n

Cost categories

estimated cost in Ethiopian birr (united state dollars,$)

Median ($) of Cost

1.

Medical cost

962,102.42 (21,708.08$)

3000 (67.68$)

2.

Compensation cost

Accident classification

Temporary total disability

479,188.56 (10,812.01$)

3426.32 ($)

Permanent partial disability

506,188.34 (11,421.21$)

Permanent total disability

752,189.02 (16,971.77$)

Fatal-injury

779,188.8 (17,580.97$)

Total compensation cost

2,516,754.72 (56,785.98)

3.

Amount of premium pay

15,135,322.68 (341,500.96$)

 

4.

Total direct cost

7,711,584 (173,997.83$)

6426.32 (144.99$)