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. 2014 Apr 18;5(2):66–72. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2014.04.001

Table 1.

Costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses, according to Thai Labor Act Number 18 (1–4) and Number 19 [8]

Cost category Component Description
Direct
 Medical and emergency services Medical cost Hospital inpatient/outpatient
Transport/ambulance
Physicians, nurses, etc.
Drugs/laboratory tests
Counseling
Rehabilitation cost
 Nonmedical Work compensation cost Types I–IV
Funeral cost
Indirect
 Forgone earning loss Work compensation cost Types I–IV

Type I: paid 60% monthly allowance for temporary disability >3 days (paid for a maximum of 1 year); type II: paid 60% monthly allowance for permanent partial disability (paid for a maximum of 10 years); type III: paid 60% monthly allowance for permanent total disability (paid for a maximum of 15 years); and type IV: paid 60% monthly allowance for death (paid for a maximum of 8 years).

Estimated costs according to different types of work compensation costs (type I–IV).