Latent illnesses resulting from exposure to toxic materials are responsible for an uncounted and thus undetermined additional number of injuries and illnesses — the costs of which are borne as reduced productivity, ruined lives for workers and their families, and burdens on Workers' Compensation and other Social Security systems. For a mix of reasons, there are no reliable estimates on the number of such illnesses.
2.
CulverC.MarshallM., and ConnollyC., Construction Accidents: The Workers' Compensation Data Base, 1985–1988, Washington, D.C., OSHA Office of Construction Engineering, 1992.
3.
In Figure 4.1, n refers to the number of observations in each state-law category. For instance, there were 230 state-year combinations for states that had prevailing wage laws throughout the period.
4.
In the case of lost work days per injury, the reported result is of the expected sign, but not statistically significant.
5.
HinzeJimmie, Indirect Costs of Construction Accidents, Seattle: The University of Washington, 1992, 14.
6.
Because of small numbers, there are no reliable estimates on how repeal would affect death rates. Thus, we cannot calculate the projected increase in fatalities due to repeal. If, however, they were to be affected at the same magnitude as are injuries, we would expect an increase of 130 to 150 fatalities per year.
