Workplace Injury Cost Calculator for Employers
Estimate the direct, indirect, and annual cost of workplace injuries, missed work, restricted duty, overtime, and administrative time.
Estimate incident costs
Potential savings scenario
Estimated injury cost
$9,260 per incident
Direct cost: $3,704
Indirect cost (1.5x): $5,556
Annualized estimate: $37,040
Potential avoided cost: $1,233
- Lost wage cost: $672
- Restricted-duty productivity cost: $448
- Overtime replacement cost: $504
- Temporary labor cost: $500
- Administrative cost: $180
- Investigation cost: $150
- Medical/workers' comp direct cost: $1,250
- Property/equipment cost: $0
A tighter occupational medicine workflow may reduce missed days, administrative back-and-forth, and unclear restrictions. Review employer occupational medicine or the Employer Resource Center.
These are planning assumptions, not guaranteed costs or insurance advice. Actual costs depend on injury facts, policy terms, wage structure, staffing, and claim handling.
Recommended Workplace Injury Workflow
After an incident, employers may need to evaluate immediate next steps, distinguish first aid from medical treatment, assess OSHA recordability, organize documentation, estimate financial impact, and coordinate modified duty.
What happens after estimating injury cost?
Employers may next need to reduce avoidable delays by standardizing follow-up, coordinating modified duty, and tightening injury documentation workflows.
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Use these resources as a starting point, then request an employer consultation for injury evaluation, documentation, follow-up care, and occupational medicine services.
Occupational Medicine Tool FAQs
What occupational medicine services do Tampa Bay employers usually need?
Most employers need a mix of pre-employment physicals, drug testing, DOT physicals for regulated drivers, respirator clearance or fit testing for exposed roles, OSHA documentation, injury evaluation, and return-to-work support.
Can occupational medicine be set up as an employer program instead of one-off visits?
Yes. Castellan Health can help employers standardize ordering, scheduling, documentation, and communication so HR, safety, and operations teams have a repeatable workforce health workflow.
How should employers estimate occupational medicine costs?
Useful cost planning starts with employee count, annual hiring volume, DOT driver count, safety-sensitive roles, respirator users, expected drug testing volume, and likely injury visits. A custom employer quote is still needed for final pricing.
Need a real employer workflow?
Use the tool as a planning starting point, then request a custom Castellan Health occupational medicine program for your workforce.