Definition
Case of Temporary Incapacity for Work - refers to an injured person who was unable to work from the day after the day of the accident but:
- was able to perform again the normal duties of work in the job or position occupied at the time of the occupational accident causing the injury
- will be able to perform the same job but his/her total absence from work is expected not to exceed a year from the day of the accident
- did not return to the same job but the reason for changing the job is not related to his/her inability to perform the job at the time of the occupational accident
9: LABORERS AND UNSKILLED WORKERS - are those involved mostly in simple and routine task, using hand-held tools and in some cases considerable physical effort.
91: Sales and services elementary occupations
92: Agricultural, forestry, fishery and related workers
93: Laborers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
Lost Workdays - working days (consecutive or staggered) for which an injured person was not able to work, starting from the day after the day of the accident. If the person is still absent from work by the end of the reference year, his/her days lost cover the period from the day after the day of the accident up to the end of the reference year. Temporary absences from work of less than one day for medical treatment should not be included in days lost.
