COSTS OF WORK ACCIDENTS: CARTAGENA-COLOMBIA, 2009-2012
Work accidents involve significant costs in society that are not necessarily reflected in monetary transactions. This article presents a descriptive analysis and variables related to the occupational accidents occurred and methods for the assessment of the costs of the same using data from the city...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Uruguay |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica del Uruguay |
| Repositorio: | LIBERI |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5354 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1151 https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5354 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | accidentes de trabajo costos de los accidentes de trabajo productividad laboral riesgos profesionales workplace accident cost of accident labor productivity professional hazards |
| Sumario: | Work accidents involve significant costs in society that are not necessarily reflected in monetary transactions. This article presents a descriptive analysis and variables related to the occupational accidents occurred and methods for the assessment of the costs of the same using data from the city of Cartagena-Colombia during the period 2009 - 2012. The results show that in Cartagena due to accident rates, insurance companies incur an approximate cost of 11 million dollars and that the hidden costs associated with the loss of production and allocation to the worker, amount to 44 million dollars. |
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