Research Series

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Directions for Policy Improvements to Facilitate the Return-to-Work by Workers Injured from Industrial Accidents
Chapter 3 Status of Economic Activities After Returning to Work
Chapter 4 Maintaining Job After Returning to Work: Analysis of Employment Insurance Records of Workers Injured from Industrial Accidents
Chapter 5 International Comparative Research of Rehabilitation Programs of Industrial Accident Insurance Systems: Korea, Germany, and Japan
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Directions for Policy Improvements to Facilitate the Return-to-Work by Workers Injured from Industrial Accidents​

Every year 90,000 workers are injured by industrial accidents of which slightly less than 2000 cases end with the death of workers and over 30,000 workers are left with disabilities even after recuperation. Disabilities cause workers to loose a part or all of their ability to work, making it difficult for workers injured by industrial accidents to return to work after recuperation. This research utilizes the raw data of the industrial accident insurance panel survey and the record of the those insured by the employment insurance to understand the status of return-to-work by workers injured by industrial accidents. This research attempts to measure the return-to-work using the multinomial logit model, the wage function after returning to work using Heckman’s two-step estimation method, number of unemployment according to the ordered probit analysis, and the job duration using the competing risks model. Following a comparison of rehabilitation programs for workers injured by industrial accidents in Korea, Germany, and Japan, policy opinions are presented to facilitate the return-to-work.