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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Safety Res. 2012 Nov 22;44:7–16. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.09.005
PVF present discounted value of loss per person due to an individual fatal occupational injury
Py,q,s(n) probability that a person of age y, race q, and sex s will survive to age n
q race of the individual decedent
s sex of the individual decedent
n age if the individual had survived
Ys, j(n) median annual compensation of an employed person of sex s, specific occupation j, and age n (includes median annual earnings, benefits, and wage growth adjustments)
j specific occupation of individual at death
Ysh(n)
mean annual imputed value of household production h of a person of sex s, and age n
g earnings growth rate attributable to overall productivity
y age of the individual at death
r real discount rate (3%)