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Work-related and commuting accidents

Within the scope of the accident insurance institutions for the industrial and public sectors, a total of 954,459 reportable work-related accidents occurred in 2010 which resulted either in death or in incapacity for work for more than three days, an increase of 7.7 % in reportable work-related accidents. The risk of work-related accident per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) rise up to 25.8 (+6.3 %).
In 2010, 16,564 serious work-related accidents were recorded which resulted in payment of a pension or death benefit. The risk of serious work-related accident per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE) thus fell by 1.5 %, from 0.455 in 2009 to 0.448 in 2010. In addition, 519 fatal work-related accidents occurred.
The 223,973 reportable commuting accidents in the industrial and public sectors constitute an increase compared to the previous year, from 4.24 to 5.25 per 1,000 insurance relationships.
The 6,076 new commuting accident pensions represent a rise in the accident risk per 1,000 insurance relationships, from 0.141 per 1,000 insurance relationships in 2009 to 0.142 in 2010 (+0.7 %). A slight increase was recorded in the number of fatal commuting accidents, from 362 to 367.

Work-related and commuting accidents	Accident insurance in industrial and public sector
	2009	2010	Change in %
Reportable work-related accidents	886,122	954,459	+	7.71
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE)	24.30	25.84	+	6.32
Reportable commuting accidents	178,590	223,973	+	25.41
per 1,000 insurance relationships	4.24	5.25	+	23.59
Reportable accidents, total	1,064,712	1,178,432	+	10.68

New work-related accident pensions	16,590	16,564	-	0.16
per 1,000 full time equivalent employees (FTE)	0.455	0.448	-	1.45
New commuting accident pensions	5,944	6,076	+	2.22
per 1,000 insurance relationships	0.141	0.142	+	0.74
New pensions, total	22,534	22,640	+	0.47

Fatal work-related accidents	456	519	+	13.82
Fatal commuting accidents	362	367	+	1.38
Fatal accidents, total	818	886	+	8.31

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