The costs and effects of twenty workplace accidents are reported in this report. The research was commissioned by the Health and Safety Authority and conducted by an institution in 2007. The purpose of the scientific research was to explore the impact of workplace accidents using a case study approach. The results are intended to enrich the prior quantitative studies provided by the Health and Safety Authority and to inform the Authority of future promotional campaigns. The methodological objective was to detect the financial, physical and psychological consequences that accidents at work may have for employers and employees. The technique involved interviewing and presenting the results as case studies of the injured staff and their employers (or agents).
