Abstract:
The majority of contractors were unaware of the elements that influence the cost of
injuries, the cost of occupational accidents, and the quantity and characteristics of
occupational injuries. There was a need to explore the economic costs of occupational
injuries in the construction sector by taking cases in Bahir Dar because information on
the costs of occupational accidents in the construction sector is sparse. Purposive
sampling was used to collect data on work-related injury insurance coverage, insurance
compensation payments, and other essential information for 350 injured workers from
public and private insurance businesses as well as contractors' data. The data was coded,
entered, and analyzed using SPSS software. Injury costs are influenced by several things.
In 2018, GC contributed 814,801.40 birr to the direct cost of injuries, 6,728,189 birr to
the indirect cost, and 7,539,413.30 birr to the total economic cost, representing for 0.75
percent of the construction sector's annual operating budget. The direct cost of injuries,
the indirect cost, and the total economic cost contributed 1,439,324.30, 7,477,679, and
16,439,324.30birr, respectively, accounting for 0.93 percent of the construction sector's
annual operating budget in 2019. The direct cost of injuries, the indirect cost, and the
total economic cost contributed 7,001,428,761,324.30, and 7,762,752.3birr, respectively,
accounting for 1.01 percent of the construction sector's annual operating budget in 2020
GC. The cost of accidents grew by 0.26 percent between 2018 and 2019, resulting in a
loss of 31,741,489.90 birr. Construction project should be executed with appropriate care
to reduce direct and indirect costs of construction work-related injuries and so as to
improve the profitability of the construction. Moreover, further researches should be
conducted to evaluate the negative impacts of accident costs on the overall project
performance in terms of productivity, time, quality and profit. Further research is also
required to develop a cost calculation model for estimating the costs of work-related
accidents in Ethiopia, where data from insurance is the best source for accident costs and
occupational accidents.
Key words: Accidents costs, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Occupational accidents, Construction,