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AGGREGATES MANAGER / October 2017 11 After making these selections, the report then shows a summary of the injury, the number of injuries, the direct cost, the indirect cost, and the total cost. You can repeat this process for each injury type and then generate a summary report for all injuries. Other features of the app The section "What is the Impact of the Cost of Occupational Injury on Your Com- pany?" shows how injury costs can affect profi ts. Enter your company's profi t margin and annual sales, or accept the default values based on the commodity selected in the "Most Common Injuries and Work Activities for 2015" section. The resulting impact report shows the total injury cost, the total injury cost as a percentage of annual sales, and the additional sales needed to pay for the injury total cost (Figure 3). The section "How Could Your Company Spend Its Savings from Preventing Injury?" shows different ways a mine operator could use the money otherwise spent on injuries. You can use the default values or input the average amount that your company pays for an annual hearing loss prevention program, a pair of boots, or a hard hat. Based on these values, the app displays how many of each could be purchased if the injuries were prevented. Benefi ts from using the app This web app educates users on the wide range of occupational injury costs. For specifi c injuries, mine management will fi nd it useful to see the distribution of workers' compensation costs, as well as the indirect costs, which are often over- looked. The web app demonstrates that even a common injury has the potential to be extremely expensive. This app will help you to prioritize health and safety interventions at your mine. AM Disclaimer The fi ndings and conclusions in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This screen capture shows the financial impact of an example back sprain injury. This back sprain cost 1.56 percent of the company's annual sales, and the mine would need to have more than $567,000 in sales to make up the cost of the back sprain. John R. Heberger is an epidemiologist with the NIOSH's Pittsburgh Mining Research Division. Figure 3 AGGREGATE SYSTEMS